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Based on Jacques-Louis David's famous painting "Bonaparte Crossing the Great St. Bernard Pass." It is an equestrian portrait of Napoleon crossing the Great St. Bernard Pass to begin the second Italian campaign against the Austrians.
Renzo Tosti created this interpretation in the first half of the 20th century. This painting was exhibited for a long time in a Parisian palace that no longer exists.
A work of propaganda par excellence, it was originally produced by David in five slightly different versions. These paintings now occupy the Palace of Versailles, the Malmaison, the Belvedere Museum in Vienna, Charlottenburg Palace in Berlin, and the Louvre Abu Dhabi.
Typical of ancient art and neoclassicism, this impressive painting, measuring 195 cm by 175 cm, is a beautiful tribute to the Emperor.
Period: first half of the 20th century.
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