The painting above is the Napoleon Crossing the Alps. Explain the origin, artist, style, context, and intent of this sculpture.
Be sure that you explain the following:
Who painted this work?
When was it made?
Where was it displayed (if known)?
Where is it displayed now?
What is its style? Why do you assign it to this style?
What elements of Enlightenment thought does this painting reflect? How so?
Why was this painting important to the French Revolution? What political message does it intend?
Next, compare this painting with Kehinde Wiley's Napoleon Leading the Army over the Alps:
A painting of a man dressed in contemporary clothes but riding a horse much like Napoleon in the previous painting.
This painting by Kehinde Wiley is from 2005, and is clearly meant to reference the painting above. Why do you think Wiley chose this subject and composition? What political message does this painting intend?