Napoleon Crossing the Alps
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"Napoleon Crossing the Alps" is a famous neoclassical equestrian portrait that dramatically idealizes Napoleon Bonaparte’s leadership and heroism during his campaign through the Alps.
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Target entity: Napoleon Crossing the Alps Context triple: [Jacques-Louis David, notableWork, Napoleon Crossing the Alps]
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House of Bonaparte
The House of Bonaparte is the French imperial dynasty founded by Napoleon Bonaparte that briefly ruled France and influenced European politics in the early 19th century.
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Napoleon's Egyptian campaign
Napoleon's Egyptian campaign was a late-18th-century French military and scientific expedition to Egypt led by Napoleon Bonaparte, aimed at undermining British influence while advancing European knowledge of Egyptian history, culture, and geography.
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Ouvrage Schoenenbourg
Ouvrage Schoenenbourg is a major fortified artillery work of the Maginot Line in northeastern France, notable for its extensive underground galleries, combat blocks, and well-preserved World War II defenses.
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Arc de Triomphe
The Arc de Triomphe is a monumental triumphal arch in Paris that honors those who fought and died for France in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars and serves as one of the city’s most iconic landmarks.
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“The Flight to Paris”
“The Flight to Paris” is a section of Charles A. Lindbergh’s autobiographical work *The Spirit of St. Louis* that recounts his historic 1927 solo nonstop transatlantic flight from New York to Paris.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Napoleon Crossing the Alps Target entity description: "Napoleon Crossing the Alps" is a famous neoclassical equestrian portrait that dramatically idealizes Napoleon Bonaparte’s leadership and heroism during his campaign through the Alps.
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A.
House of Bonaparte
The House of Bonaparte is the French imperial dynasty founded by Napoleon Bonaparte that briefly ruled France and influenced European politics in the early 19th century.
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B.
Napoleon's Egyptian campaign
Napoleon's Egyptian campaign was a late-18th-century French military and scientific expedition to Egypt led by Napoleon Bonaparte, aimed at undermining British influence while advancing European knowledge of Egyptian history, culture, and geography.
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C.
Ouvrage Schoenenbourg
Ouvrage Schoenenbourg is a major fortified artillery work of the Maginot Line in northeastern France, notable for its extensive underground galleries, combat blocks, and well-preserved World War II defenses.
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D.
Arc de Triomphe
The Arc de Triomphe is a monumental triumphal arch in Paris that honors those who fought and died for France in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars and serves as one of the city’s most iconic landmarks.
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E.
“The Flight to Paris”
“The Flight to Paris” is a section of Charles A. Lindbergh’s autobiographical work *The Spirit of St. Louis* that recounts his historic 1927 solo nonstop transatlantic flight from New York to Paris.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Neoclassical artwork
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equestrian portrait ⓘ painting ⓘ |
| artisticStyle |
dramatic
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heroic ⓘ idealized ⓘ |
| colorPalette |
contrasting light and dark
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vivid ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Charles IV of Spain ⓘ |
| commissionedFor | Royal Palace of Madrid ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| creator | Jacques-Louis David ⓘ |
| depicts |
Napoleon Bonaparte
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mountainous landscape ⓘ soldiers in the background ⓘ stormy sky ⓘ |
| depictsEvent | Napoleon’s 1800 crossing of the Great St. Bernard Pass ⓘ |
| depictsTime | May 1800 ⓘ |
| genre |
history painting
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portrait ⓘ |
| hasVersion |
Napoleon Crossing the Alps
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Napoleon Crossing the Alps (Belvedere, Vienna version)
Napoleon Crossing the Alps self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Napoleon Crossing the Alps (Charlottenburg Palace version)
Napoleon Crossing the Alps self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Napoleon Crossing the Alps (Château de Malmaison version)
Napoleon Crossing the Alps self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Napoleon Crossing the Alps (Versailles version)
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| historicalAccuracy |
highly idealized
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not a literal record of the crossing ⓘ |
| iconography |
Napoleon Crossing the Alps
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Napoleon on a rearing horse
rock inscribed with names of Hannibal and Karolus Magnus ⓘ wind-swept cloak ⓘ |
| inception | 1801 ⓘ |
| inCollection | multiple institutions due to several versions ⓘ |
| influenced |
19th-century heroic portraiture
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later Napoleonic imagery ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Roman imperial iconography
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classical heroic imagery ⓘ |
| inscription |
Napoleon Bonaparte
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surface form:
BONAPARTE
Hannibal (Carthaginian general) ⓘ
surface form:
HANNIBAL
Charlemagne ⓘ
surface form:
KAROLUS MAGNUS
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| languageOfWork | none ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Napoleonic Wars
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Napoleon Crossing the Alps self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Napoleon’s crossing of the Alps
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| medium | oil on canvas ⓘ |
| movement | Neoclassicism ⓘ |
| notableWorkOf | Jacques-Louis David ⓘ |
| portrays |
Napoleon Bonaparte
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surface form:
Napoleon as calm and controlled
Napoleon as heroic leader ⓘ Napoleon as larger-than-life figure ⓘ |
| purpose |
glorification of Napoleon’s leadership
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political propaganda ⓘ |
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Subject: Napoleon Crossing the Alps Description of subject: "Napoleon Crossing the Alps" is a famous neoclassical equestrian portrait that dramatically idealizes Napoleon Bonaparte’s leadership and heroism during his campaign through the Alps.
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