Click the link for more information about the crowning in Notre-Dame, who the painter was, how he did it, and those in attendance, including Pius VII, who was originally pictured with hands crossed on his lap, but, as Napoleon supposedly claimed, the Pope was not present to do nothing. So, N instructed the painter to depict Pius anointing the proceedings. N was 5'6. Making P sit behind was smart.
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Click the link for more information about the crowning in Notre-Dame, who the painter was, how he did it, and those in attendance, including Pius VII, who was originally pictured with hands crossed on his lap, but, as Napoleon supposedly claimed, the Pope was not present to do nothing. So, N instructed the painter to depict Pius anointing the proceedings. N was 5'6. Making P sit behind was smart.
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