About 70 results for ‘Coronation’
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Coronation
A coronation is a ceremony marking the formal investiture of a monarch and/or their consort with regal power, usually involving the placement of a crown upon their head and the presentation of other items of regalia. This rite may also include the taking of a special vow, acts of homage by the new ruler's subjects, and/or the performance of other ritual deeds of special significance to a given nation. Once a vital ritual in many of the world's monarchies, coronations have changed over time due to a variety of socio-political and religious factors to the point that most modern monarchies have dispensed with them altogether, preferring simpler enthronement, investiture, or benediction ceremonies. However, coronations are still held in the United Kingdom, Tonga and several Asian countries. In common usage, coronation often simply refers to the official investiture or enthronement of the monarch, whether any actual crown is bestowed or not. In addition to investing the monarch with symbols of state, coronations often involve anointing with holy oil, or chrism as it is often called. Wherever a ruler is anointed in this way, as in Great Britain and Tonga, this ritual takes on an overtly religious significance, following examples found in the Bible. Some other lands use bathing or cleansing rites, the drinking of a sacred beverage, or other religious practices to achieve a comparable effect. Such acts symbolise the granting of divine favour to the monarch within the relevant spiritual-religious paradigm of the country. In the past, concepts of royalty, coronation and deity were often inexorably linked. In some ancient cultures, rulers were considered to be divine or partially divine: the Egyptian Pharaoh was believed to be the son of Ra, the sun god, while in Japan, the Emperor was believed to be a descendant of Amaterasu, the sun goddess. Rome promulgated the practice of emperor worship; in Medieval Europe, monarchs claimed to have a divine right to rule. Coronations were once a direct visual expression of these alleged connections, but recent centuries have seen the lessening of such beliefs due to increasing secularization and democratization. Thus, coronations (or their religious elements, at least) have often been discarded altogether or altered to reflect the constitutional nature of the states in which they are held. However, some monarchies still choose to retain an overtly religious dimension to their accession rituals. Others have adopted simpler enthronement or inauguration ceremonies, or even no ceremony at all.
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SACRE DE S.M. CHARLES X. (titre inscrit)
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- Portrayed subject:
- Altar
- Archbishop
- Chapel
- Charles X of France
- Coronation
- Crown (headgear)
- …
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- Date:
- 19th century
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FAMILLE IMPERIALE (titre inscrit)
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- Field(s):
- Ethnology
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- Portrayed subject:
- Caroline Bonaparte
- Clothing
- Coronation
- Crown (headgear)
- Elisa Bonaparte
- Eugène de Beauharnais
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- Date:
- 19th century
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- Artist(s):
- Jacques-Louis David
LE SACRE DE NAPOLEON 1ER
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- Portrayed subject:
- Coronation
- Crowd
- Joséphine de Beauharnais
- Napoleon
- Nobility
- Officer (armed forces)
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- Date:
- 19th century
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- Artist(s):
- Claude Lorrain
DAVID SACRE ROI PAR SAMUEL
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- Field(s):
- Painting
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- Portrayed subject:
- Altar
- Bridge
- Coronation
- David
- Dog
- Domestic worker
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- Date:
- 17th century
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NAPOLEON 1ER EN COSTUME DE SACRE
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- Field(s):
- Painting
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- Portrayed subject:
- Coronation
- Man
- Napoleon
- Order (honour)
- Overcoat
- Portrait
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- Date:
- 19th century
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- Artist(s):
- Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres
JEANNE D'ARC AU SACRE DU ROI CHARLES VII, DANS LA CATHEDR...
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- Portrayed subject:
- Altar
- Armour
- Banner
- Charles VII of France
- Coronation
- Gauntlet (glove)
- …
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- Date:
- 19th century
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- Artist(s):
- Hyacinthe Rigaud
Louis XIV (1638-1715)
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- Field(s):
- Painting
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- Portrayed subject:
- Allegory
- Coronation
- Crown (headgear)
- Embroidery
- Fur
- Glove
- …
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- Date:
- 18th century
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SACRE DE PEPIN LE BREF A SAINT-DENIS.28 JUILLET 754
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- Portrayed subject:
- Coronation
- Pepin the Short
- Pope Stephen II
- Saint-Denis
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- Date:
- 19th century
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SACRE DE CHARLES X A REIMS.29 MAI 1825
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- Portrayed subject:
- Charles X of France
- Coronation
- Crown (headgear)
- Crown prince
- Greenhouse
- Parliament
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- Date:
- 19th century
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Sacre de Louis XV. 25 octobre 1722
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- Portrayed subject:
- Altar
- Bishop
- Cardinal (Catholicism)
- Cathedral
- Chivalry
- Coronation
- …
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- Date:
- 18th century
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NAPOLEON 1ER, EMPEREUR DES FRANCAIS (1769-1821)
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- Field(s):
- Painting
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- Portrayed subject:
- Coronation
- Crown (headgear)
- Fur
- General officer
- Magistrate
- Napoleon
- …
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- Date:
- 19th century
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- Artist(s):
- Hyacinthe Rigaud
Louis XIV, roi de France et de Navarre (1638-1715)
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- Field(s):
- Painting
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- Portrayed subject:
- Allegory
- Coronation
- Crown (headgear)
- Embroidery
- Fur
- Glove
- …
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- Date:
- 18th century
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- Artist(s):
- Antoine-François Callet
Louis XVI, roi de France et de Navarre (1754-1793)
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- Field(s):
- Painting
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- Portrayed subject:
- Allegory
- Clothing
- Coronation
- Dukes of Berry
- Glove
- Justice
- …
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- Date:
- 18th century
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JOSEPHINE DE BEAUHARNAIS, IMPERATRICE DES FRANCAIS (1763-...
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- Field(s):
- Painting
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- Portrayed subject:
- Coronation
- Crown (headgear)
- Dress
- Embroidery
- Fur
- Joséphine de Beauharnais
- …
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- Date:
- 19th century
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NAPOLEON 1ER, EMPEREUR DES FRANCAIS (1769-1821)
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- Field(s):
- Painting
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- Portrayed subject:
- Coronation
- Crown (headgear)
- Man
- Napoleon
- Portrait
- Regalia
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- Date:
- 19th century
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LOUIS XVIII, ROI DE FRANCE ET DE NAVARRE (1755-1824)
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- Field(s):
- Painting
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- Portrayed subject:
- Coronation
- Crown (headgear)
- Fur
- Glove
- Louis XVIII of France
- Portrait
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- Date:
- 19th century
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JOSEPHINE DE BEAUHARNAIS, IMPERATRICE DES FRANCAIS (1763-...
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- Field(s):
- Painting
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- Portrayed subject:
- Coronation
- Crown (headgear)
- Dress
- Embroidery
- Fur
- Joséphine de Beauharnais
- …
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- Date:
- 19th century
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NAPOLEON 1ER, EMPEREUR DES FRANCAIS (1769-1821)
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- Field(s):
- Painting
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- Portrayed subject:
- Coronation
- Crown (headgear)
- Emperor
- Fur
- Man
- Napoleon
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- Date:
- 19th century
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NAPOLEON 1ER, EMPEREUR DES FRANCAIS (1769-1821)
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- Field(s):
- Painting
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- Portrayed subject:
- Coronation
- Crown (headgear)
- Fur
- Man
- Napoleon
- Order (honour)
- …
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- Date:
- 19th century
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LOUIS XVI, ROI DE FRANCE ET DE NAVARRE (1764-1793)
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- Field(s):
- Painting
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- Portrayed subject:
- Coronation
- Crown (headgear)
- Fur
- Glove
- Louis XVI of France
- Portrait
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- Date:
- 18th century
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LOUIS XV, ROI DE FRANCE ET DE NAVARRE (1710-1774)
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- Field(s):
- Painting
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- Portrayed subject:
- Coronation
- Crown (headgear)
- Fur
- Glove
- Louis XV of France
- Portrait
- …
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- Date:
- 18th century
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L'EMPEREUR NAPOLEON III
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- Field(s):
- Painting
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- Portrayed subject:
- Coronation
- Crown (headgear)
- Man
- Moustache
- Napoleon III
- Overcoat
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- Date:
- 19th century
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LA REINE CHARLOTTE
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- Field(s):
- Painting
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- Portrayed subject:
- Coronation
- Crown (headgear)
- Dress
- England
- Portrait
- Regalia
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- Date:
- 18th century
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LE SACRE DE MONSEIGNEUR DE TRELISSAC
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- Portrayed subject:
- Bishop
- Bordeaux
- Cardinal (Catholicism)
- Coronation
- Crowd
- Man
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- Date:
- 19th century
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PORTRAIT DE LOUIS XV JEUNE (1710-1774)
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- Field(s):
- Painting
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- Portrayed subject:
- Clothing
- Column
- Coronation
- Crown (headgear)
- Glove
- Hat
- …
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- Date:
- 18th century
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- Artist(s):
- Hyacinthe Rigaud
LOUIS XIV, ROI DE FRANCE
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- Field(s):
- Painting
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- Portrayed subject:
- Allegory
- Coronation
- Crown (headgear)
- Embroidery
- Fur
- Glove
- …
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- Date:
- 18th century
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