Hierarchy Archive

Painting Hierarchy or the Hierarchy of Genres are the six main types of painting:

1. History Painting
2. Portrait Painting
3. Genre Painting
4. Landscape Painting
5. Animal Painting
6. Still Life Painting

Most of the paintings falls in one or more of these categories and are defined, interpreted accordingly.

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The full length portrait is of Napoleon Bornaparte I sitting on his imperial Throne. Ingres, the artist is also French. They were contemporary to each other and Ingres got the chance to depict Napoleon in person in the year of 1806 when the painting was finished. Napoleon’s reign lasted from 1804 to 1814 and this portrait was made after a year of the coronation. Napoleon I on his Imperial Throne Analysis The painting portrays Napoleon in grand manner. He is sitting with confident, impressive style. He is wearing the tradition coronation costume. His right hand holds the sceptre of Charlemagne and the near the left hand is put a sceptre of hand of justice. There is a sword put beneath his left hand Red, white […]

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