Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Love

For what can be greater than proclaiming oneself king,
And then crowning your beloved in the same breath?

The Coronation of Napoleon, by Jacques Louis-David, as it stands in the Louvre.
Paris, France. On an afternoon of vigor and noble blood.

(The grandeur of the piece is further evidenced by the silhouette of the young woman in the foreground) - DK

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