Blank; verso: Napoleon Crowning Josephine 1805 - 1824

Editor: So, here we have Jacques-Louis David's "Blank; verso: Napoleon Crowning Josephine," a page from a sketchbook. Honestly, it's… well, blank. What do you even *do* with that? Curator: Isn't it fabulous? It’s like staring into possibility itself. David, picturing Napoleon's coronation on the reverse, then this expanse… what dreams did he hold for this page, I wonder? Did he intend to fill it with sketches of revolution, or perhaps something entirely… different? Editor: Huh. So the "nothing" *is* the something? Curator: Precisely! It's a pause, a breath. The blankness dares us to imagine, to create our own revolution on its surface. What would *you* draw there? Editor: Maybe a really good cup of coffee. Thanks, I actually get it now!