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Coloured painting of armored allmight
Sketch of armored allmight for inbetween as i finally finished the anime
Sketch of berthier in Egypt
Decided to colour this old Sketch of Aimee and Louis-Nicolas Davout
Painting of Loki from record of ragnarok
Repainting Lannes to practice colouring more and to get into oilcolours again
Napoleon's alleged esteem for his mother and women
Have you ever found weird that Napoleon put his "strong" and "masculine" mother on a pedestal yet despised strongheaded women as a whole?
I must warn you this is also going to be quite an anti-Letizia rant, I'm sick of her being over-glorified because of how ✨️pious✨️ and ✨️modest✨️ she was, or because of how her BIG red flags as a mother are framed as character-building and positive for Napoleon.
Usual disclaimer: the following is my own personal interpretation of mostly psychological dynamics around these characters, and it's based mostly on emotional intuition.
I think that Napoleon didn't actually appreciate his mother. The more he gained power, the more Napoleon became self-conscious about his behaviour building an ever-lasting image, so he had a habit of saying/doing things because he rather thought they were the best/most convenient thing to say rather than because they were heartfelt. He also likely became genuinely very disconnected from his emotions, but more on that later.
And I believe that even about his own mother Napoleon's mouth wasn't where his heart was.
Letizia was sometimes downright cruel when he was a child. Like in that episode when she tricked Napoleon as a child and made him change so that she could surprise him and beat him, because of some crap he had done HOURS earlier that day. It's scarring for life when such treason comes from your own mother.
She pushed him the most to stay in those dreaded French military schools, even drowned in discrimination and bullying, because earning money for the family was more important than his own happiness. We know how much pain and nostalgia Napoleon felt for his family and life at home as a child thanks to his writing. I'd argue his obsession with Corsican independence was a way to express his own wish for freedom from all his ties to France. But his mother never aknowledged any of this, he was the main breadwinner. And even in a dangerous situation such as the Terror and post-Terror she pushed him to thrive even better. Like girl, have you no care for your son's safety either??
Another sign of her complete neglect of Napoleon's emotional needs could also be her missing his coronation, either because of Josephine or - MUCH more likely - because her repressed ass and poverty trauma found the slightest lavishness and aknowledgement of success a direct invitation for God to punish them.
And about her animosity towards Josephine. It was never about her alleged immodesty. The true reason behind it was that Napoleon had always been the parentified breadwinner they all relied upon, and now he was married to someone, a woman who wouldn't have quietly submitted to the Bonaparte's interests, such as the meek Desirée. So no matter how happy you son is, you have to override all of that with animosity for money issues.
Such is the youth and such is the mother Napoleon build his whole personality and character from. He had so many feelings, so many emotional needs to be aknowledged and met, but all in his life situation framed them as insignificant against the greater circumstances and social expectations. He had to survive psychologically other than physically, so he trained to repress and neglect his own emotional side himself, as everyone around him did. He obsessed over valuing rationality and pragmatism and despising expressions of emotion or instincts. Being culturally raised during the Enlightenment sure helped him adopting this value system. As I said, he did resonate with the Pre-Romantic culture as well, but it stayed very private.
I would add that an experience such as the failure of his political career in Corsica was very influent too. He had poured so much passion and wish of self-realization in that dream to escape from a career in France, and it had been shattered ending with a pursuit and his home burned.
I think that his failed relationship with Paoli and his whoke experience in Corsica are very underrated when it comes to explain Napoleon's personality. Many underestimate the impact of Corsica in him, given that it was his formation years.
He was the embodyment of the saying "Within a cynical there's a let down idealist".
He must have felt guilt about his idealism and feats of passion so much that he must have overcompensated with an obsession for hyper-rationality.
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Decided to do a little painting of Loki from record of ragnarok as my brain is empty of original ideas for another napoleonic painting at the moment
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I was tagged by @sunflowerbower thank you Sun!
1. Last song: This Weight by Midlake
2.Favourite colours: Shades of blue
3.Currently watching: Started watching the North Water recently, only watched the first ep. yet...
4. Currently reading: Close Quarters by William Golding and also a guidebook on Antarctica
5. Current obsession: James Clark Ross and Age of Sail related stuff
6. Working on: Getting better at cross hatching/inking
7. Last google search: Synonyms of the word ghost
8. Desktop/phone background: Desktop background is HMS Erebus and Terror in the Antarctic by James Wilson Carmichael
and phone background is Two Men Contemplating the Moon by Caspar David Friedrich
One of my fave paintings <3
No pressure-ly tagging: @talkingandtalking @noblehubris @denisglillie @ofmiceandwomen @polaresque @post-troy-stress-disorder @relyonthatvoice @misakys @squirrelsarecool @piraticaltimes
Hello, and thanks for tagging me!
1. Last song: Probably Memory from Cats the musical. No idea why
2. Favourite colours: Shades of red, burgundy, maroon, dark blue…
3. Currently watching: mostly random YouTube videos as I’m working on my embroidery.
4. Currently reading: mostly memoirs from napoleonic era.
5. Current obsession: My current obsession is probably Age of sail as my close acquaintances are horrendous enablers. We have even a group project planned to do a costume group (mostly I’m posting my history-related pics to @neylo though)
6. Currently working on
This. I’m continuing embroidering my Napoleonic marshal uniform
7. Last Google search: Royal Navy 1795 waistcoat pattern 👀
8. Desktop and phone wallpaper:
I have a very generic Northern lights wallpaper at my laptop desktop. My phone wallpaper is this amazing pictures of my mice (these two unfortunately passed, but I love this picture so much)
Tagging: @the-symphony-of-lydia-brown @thisisnoplaceofhonour @amypihcs @credo--ergo-sum @leadandblood @krakajici-kavka @bbmymo
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1) Last Song: Toxicity by System of a Down
2) Favourite colours: nearly all shades of blue and purple, dark red
3) Currently watching: Rewatching my hero academia as background noise while painting
4) Currently reading: This dark Business: The secret war against Napoleon by Tim Clayton ( biased but still interessting to look into spy and press work during that time) and The Idiot by Dostojewski
5) Current obsession: still napoleonic wars
6) Currently working on: A painting of Loki from Record of Ragnarok and puzzling together the sewing pattern for my great coat
7) Last Google search: valor mortis Release date
8) Desktop and phone wallpaper: Messmer the impaler on my Desktop. On my phone a zoom in of napoleon and murat in the painting: Josephine signing the act of her divorce by E.M.Ward
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Monochrome painting of Poniatowski
Little easter massena painting for @corporal-boney
Was kinda fun even though its definetly not my favorite colour. Here is the finished monochrome painting of wellington
Work in progress of the monochrome painting of wellington
Finished Version of the Murat sketch
Inked Version of the Murat sketch