Napoleon death mask
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The Napoleon death mask is a cast taken from the face of French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte shortly after his death, preserved as a historical relic and object of fascination.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
death mask
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historical artifact ⓘ sculptural cast ⓘ |
| associatedEvent |
death of Napoleon in 1821
ⓘ
exile of Napoleon to Saint Helena ⓘ |
| associatedPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
French Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Napoleon Bonaparte NERFINISHED ⓘ Saint Helena NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| createdAfterEvent | death of Napoleon Bonaparte ⓘ |
| creationDate | May 1821 ⓘ |
| creationPlace | Longwood House, Saint Helena NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creatorAttributedTo |
Antommarchi version
NERFINISHED
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Dr. Francesco Antommarchi NERFINISHED ⓘ Dr. Francis Burton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
object of popular fascination
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symbol of Napoleonic legend ⓘ |
| depicts | face of Napoleon Bonaparte NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| displayedAt |
private collections
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various museums worldwide ⓘ |
| genre |
funerary art
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portrait sculpture ⓘ |
| hasCopy |
Antommarchi copies
ⓘ
Liverpool version ⓘ various museum casts ⓘ |
| hasLanguageContext |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ |
| hasMotivation |
commemoration of Napoleon
ⓘ
scientific and anatomical interest in the 19th century ⓘ |
| hasSubject | Napoleon Bonaparte NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasType | plaster cast of human face ⓘ |
| iconography |
closed eyes
ⓘ
relaxed facial expression ⓘ |
| influenced |
Napoleonic memorabilia
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later portraits of Napoleon ⓘ |
| material | plaster ⓘ |
| preservationStatus | multiple surviving casts ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Napoleonic Wars historiography
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Napoleon’s tomb at Les Invalides NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
authenticity debates
ⓘ
provenance disputes ⓘ |
| timeSinceSubjectDeath | taken shortly after Napoleon’s death ⓘ |
| usedAs |
collector’s item
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commemorative object ⓘ museum exhibit ⓘ relic of Napoleon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Cabildo (New Orleans)