Napoleon at the St. Bernard Pass (Passage de Mont St. Bernard) / Théodore Géricault
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- Accession Number
- 1986/2.80
- Title
- Napoleon at the St. Bernard Pass (Passage de Mont St. Bernard)
- Artist
- Théodore Géricault
- Artist Nationality
- French
- Artist Life Dates
- 1791-1824
- Medium and Support
- lithograph on cream wove paper
- Object Creation Date
- 1822
- Object Creation Place
- Europe (continent)
- France (nation)
- Creation Place 1
- Europe (continent)
- Creation Place 2
- France (nation)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Gilbert Frimet
- Style/Group/Movement
- Romanticism
- Inscription
- See catalog card for inscriptions.
- Dimensions
- 45.4 cm x 49.8 cm (17 7/8 in. x 19 5/8 in.)
- Century
- 19th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Primary Object Type
- planographic print
- Secondary Object Classification
- lithograph
- Physical Description
- This black and white print shows a winter mountain scene with steep snow covered peaks and a compound of buildings in the pass between them. There is a large crowd of soldiers, some on foot and some on horseback, who are gathered around their commander. He stands on a snowy rise and points to a friar who holds a basket of bread. Other friars walk among the foot soldiers to distribute bread. There is French writing below the scene that identifies the title, artist and publisher of the print.
- Subject Matter
- Many French artists were attracted to the larger-than-life career of Napoleon Bonaparte, including Géricault. In May of 1800, Napoleon's army of more than 40,000 crossed the Alps at the St. Bernard Pass to attack Austrian forces in Napoleon's Second Italian Campaign. Géricault creates an image of a caring commander, with resonances of Christ's miracle of the loaves and fishes, as he directs the distribution of food to his men.
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Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 1017 x 897
- File Size
- 100 KB
- Record
- 1986/2.80
- Link to this Item
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"Napoleon at the St. Bernard Pass (Passage de Mont St. Bernard); Théodore Géricault." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1986-sl-2.80/1986_2.80.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 04, 2024.
