2006-11-03 13:57:12 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Trivia
See that picture again!
That picture was made when winter time. It was cold man!
2006-11-03 17:58:35 · answer #1 · answered by It's Me! 5 · 2⤊ 3⤋
Napoleon Hand In Shirt
2017-01-14 16:12:07 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
By 1817, Napoleon's health was declining
Indeed, Napoleon's stomach may have been bothering him for years; some speculate that persistent stomach pains may have been at the root of his habit of placing a hand between his vest or shirt buttons, a gesture made famous in many portraits.
2006-11-03 14:10:43 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Did he really do that at all?
I think maybe he posed for a painting, perhaps with his hand on his stomach, which may have been a popular portrait pose. You have to stand very still for a long time when being painted from life, so maybe it was to rest his arm that he slipped the hand inside the vest. The buttons would have supported the hand and arm...
The portrait became famous, and now everyone visualizes Napoleon with his hand in his vest!
Just be glad his hand(s) weren't down his pants.
2006-11-03 14:07:44 · answer #4 · answered by chocolahoma 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
He was simply posing for the painting. Does any other explanation really make sense ? Do you actually believe that he had a medical condition so awful that he couldn't take his hand off his body long enough to pose for a painting ? Even if he did, the painter would have painted his hand out of his uniform. The only good explanation is that he wanted it that way. Historians will tell you the same.
2006-11-04 04:52:49 · answer #5 · answered by Count Acumen 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Napoleon died of an unidentified ailment, possibly stomach cancer; because traces of arsenic were later found in his remains, some have suggested he may have been fatally poisoned... The famous portrait of Napoleon with his hand stuck in his vest was painted by Jacques-Louis David.
2006-11-03 14:04:38 · answer #6 · answered by village_idiot465 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
According to one legend Napoleon was a very superstitious man, and kept a talisman inside his shirt,he would put his hand inside his shirt to make sure it was still there.
Many of the other theories sound good too.
The only thing I know for certain about Napoleon is that he had buttons put on the sleeves of his soilder's coats so they would not wipe their noses on them. (Ouch)
2006-11-04 03:50:01 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
A couple of theories.
The most plausible one is that it was a 19th century affectation for men to pose that way (as they didn't have pockets).
The other, less plausible one is that he had a stomach ulcer/itch/breast cancer that he needed to touch to relieve the pain.
2006-11-03 14:06:26 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes indeed simply a common pose for having a painting done many many other examples of paintings in the time period of different men in this pose....You have to stand for hours
2006-11-04 06:50:47 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Due to his stomach problems he was known for holding that
area, so maybe the artist wanted to point this out.
2006-11-03 22:38:58 · answer #10 · answered by anitababy.brainwash 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There are several theories listed here: http://www.napoleon-series.org/faq/c_hand.html
Pick your favorite I guess.
Good luck with the assignment.
2006-11-03 14:05:57 · answer #11 · answered by Sativa 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋