The Coronation of the Emperor Napoleon I and the Empress Josephine in the Notre-Dame Cathedral of Paris, December 2, 1804.

Le Couronnement de l'empereur Napoléon Ier et de l'impératrice Joséphine dans la cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris, le 2 décembre 1804. / 1807

Jacques-Louis David (Main Artist), Georges Rouget (Participation), Ignazio Eugenio Degotti (Participation)

Large-scale oil painting by Jacques-Louis David depicting the coronation of Napoleon I and Josephine in Notre-Dame de Paris, 1807.

The Coronation of Napoleon (1807) — via Wikimedia Commons, cropped and edited / Public Domain

Commissioned by Napoleon I, this monumental painting (6.21m x 9.79m) captures the moment the Emperor prepares to place the crown on Empress Josephine's head. It features approximately 190 figures, including Pope Pius VII, and was painted in David’s studio at the former Cluny College.