"Napoleon Crossing the Alps" by Jacques-Louis David in the year 1801, is perhaps one of the greatest surging examples of Neoclassical art we have today. It is an oil painting on canvas whose saturated color shows an unusual amount of reverence to a mere man in charge of an army. Such exquisite detail and illumination in classical art was reserved for deities and heroes-- through this work it can only be assumed artist David equates Napoleon's strength with that of an epic figure or at the very least a god. The rich coloring of Napoleon's adornments against a more muted background draws attention to the active position of the man himself and his steed. The billowing of his garments and the buckling of the horse's knees indicate the coming swift
