Though David’s depiction of Napoleon is clearly an image from the past, the painting unmistakably conveys the timeless notion of a man in control, with power over both himself and the natural world, the forces of destiny swirling around him.
<span>The Bauhaus was a German school of art and design that operated in the early twentieth century. The students at the school were immersed in the idea that “form follows function.”</span>
