Napoleonic paintings
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Explore the world of Napoleonic paintings in this free course. Analyze the relationship between art and politics, develop visual analysis skills, and delve into the complexities of interpreting works of art. Discover the shift from Neoclassicism to Romanticism in French art and understand the influence of the Napoleonic regime on French painting.
In this free course, Napoleonic paintings, we will examine a range of Napoleonic imagery by David, Gros and a number of other artists, beginning with comparatively simple single-figure portraits and moving on to elaborate narrative compositions, such as Jaffa and Eylau. In so doing, we will have three main aims: to develop your skills of visual analysis
To examine the relationship between art and politics
And to introduce you to some of the complex issues involved in interpreting works of art.
Course learning outcomes
After studying this course, you should be able to:
Analyse paintings centred on the human figure in terms of how a work’s form and content together produce its meaning
Explain how and why French painting came to be used and controlled by the Napoleonic regime
Discuss the problems of interpretation raised by Gros’s Napoleonic paintings
Locate Napoleonic painting within the broad shift from Neoclassicism to Romanticism in French art.
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