Napoleon Bonaparte's Death Mask with a Laurel Wreath, the Order of the Legion of Honor and a Sword, Luigi Calamatta, 1801-1868, 1834, Graphic Art, Copper Engraving, In an allegorical portrait, the Emperor Napoleon (1769-1821) is here presented as ruler of the world. Luigi Calamatta has had the death mask, a plaster mask cast on the head of the dead Napoleon, as his model. Before the death mask lie a rapier and the order of the Legion of Honour, established by Napoleon himself in 1802. The death mask is adorned with a laurel wreath. Like the eagle in the lower corner of the frame, this had a symbolical value in its reference to the ancient Roman emperors. The eagle with the lightning is Jupiter’s eagle. Jupiter was the supreme god in Roman mythology, ruling over both gods and mortals., Paper, Color, Printer's ink, Copper engraving, Printet, Height (plate size) 385 mm, Height (paper size) 480 mm, Width (plate size) 310 mm, Width (paper size) 405 mm, NAPOLEONE, Dessiné et gravé par Calamatta d'après le plâtre original moulé à Ste Héléne, par le Docteur Antommarchi, Graphic Design, European, Modernity (1800 - 1914)
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