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Napoleon Crossing the Alps, 1801
Jacques-Louis David
Oil on canvas · 260 x 221 cm
Propaganda on horseback: a rearing charger standing in for a mule.
David sends Napoleon rearing up a mountain pass on a wild-eyed white horse, cloak streaming, calm amid the storm. Pure heroic propaganda, its dynamic diagonal and idealised command made it the defining image of the leader's ambition.
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