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

Giovanni Antonio Santarelli

early 19th century · Pink wax on glass backed by dark blue wax; frame: moulded gilt plaster · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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.

Artist

Giovanni Antonio Santarelli

Date

early 19th century

Medium

Pink wax on glass backed by dark blue wax; frame: moulded gilt plaster

Culture

Italian, Florence

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Credit line

Bequest of Mary Martin, 1938