Napoleon
David’s Napoleon at St Bernard is, upon first glance, a simple portrait of Napoleon leading troops through the alps. On the surface that’s what it is, a piece commissioned by the new First Consul of France under Napoleon, Jacques-Louis David was to portray a heroic crossing of the dangerous Alpine pass at the Grand St. ... The most obvious movement in the painting is the rearing horse that Napoleon is sitting on. ... Napoleon himself is perched calmly on his horse despite the constant movement in the painting.