In the context of Napoleon I on His Imperial Throne, analyze the Zeus of the Models and influence.
This portrait's frontality refers to the colossal Statue of Zeus at Olympia by Phidias, whose pose served as the model not only for many representations of sovereigns but also for Christian iconography. Ingres himself also used this pose for his Jupiter and Thetis. The Musée de Montauban has a chalice with an image after a Byzantine panel showing the seated emperor, which may have been Ingres' direct model.
Statue of Zeus at Olympia Phidias Jupiter and Thetis