The Distribution of the Eagle Standards

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The Distribution of the Eagle Standards is a 1810 Neoclassical painting by Jacques-Louis David that glorifies Napoleon Bonaparte by depicting him ceremonially presenting military standards to his regiments.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Neoclassical painting
painting
artForm oil painting
commissionedBy Napoleon Bonaparte
countryOfOrigin France
creator Jacques-Louis David
creatorNationality French
depicts French Imperial Guard
French army regiments
French tricolour cockades
Napoleon Bonaparte
imperial eagles
military ceremony
military standards
oath of loyalty to Napoleon
presentation of standards
depictsEvent ceremonial presentation of eagles to French regiments
depictsPlace Champ de Mars, Paris
depictsTime First French Empire
genre history painting
hasStyle Neoclassical
inception 1810
mainSubject glorification of Napoleon Bonaparte
movement Neoclassicism
narrativeFocus imperial propaganda
originalLanguageTitle La Distribution des Aigles
partOf Napoleonic cycle of paintings by Jacques-Louis David
significantFigure Napoleon I of France
subjectOf Napoleonic propaganda art
title The Distribution of the Eagle Standards

Referenced by (2)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Jacques-Louis David
notableWork
The Distribution of the Eagle Standards
title

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