Napoleon Crossing the Alps | Jacques-Louis David | 1801 Select Size:32" x 48" rearing horse ridden by a

rearing horse ridden by a nude female figure

with the play of light and shadow on the figure's face and costume

The Misery (1886) by Cristóbal Rojas Poleo is a haunting portrayal of human suffering and social neglect

Rather than focusing on grand action

Napoleon Crossing the Alps | Jacques-Louis David | 1801 Select Size:32" x 48" rearing horse ridden by aAbout the artwork: Napoleon Crossing the Alps (1801) by Jacques Louis David is a carefully constructed image of power rather than a factual record of the event it depicts. Commissioned shortly after Napoleons rise to authority, the painting presents him as calm, heroic, and in full control, mounted on a rearing horse while pointing forward with determination. In reality, Napoleon crossed the Alps on a mule and under far less dramatic conditions, which