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Napoleon I (1769–1821), Emperor of the French

early 19th century
Not on view
One of a group of Napoleonic portraits in wax by Santarelli owned by the Museum (38.145.36–.39). A very similar example in the Bargello, Florence was probably the model for Santarelli's incised cameo bust (in right profile) of Napoleon, now in the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Napoleon I (1769–1821), Emperor of the French
  • Artist: Giovanni Antonio Santarelli (Italian, Manopello 1758–1826 Florence)
  • Date: early 19th century
  • Culture: Italian, Florence
  • Medium: Pink wax on glass backed by dark blue wax; frame: moulded gilt plaster
  • Dimensions: Diameter: 4 1/4 in. (10.8 cm)
  • Classification: Sculpture-Miniature
  • Credit Line: Bequest of Mary Martin, 1938
  • Object Number: 38.145.39
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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