RAMEY, Claude (b. 1754, Dijon, d. 1838, Paris) |
Napoleon I in his Coronation Costume1813Marble, height 212 cm Musée du Louvre, Paris | ||
Although Canova's Napoleon statue (now in the Brera Milan) is not the only example of heroic nudity in France, the other statues of the Emperor were more traditional. Ramey in the Senate clothed Napoleon in his coronation costume, content to emphasize his majesty.
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