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Sappho at Leucate, also known as The Death of Sappho, is an oil-on-canvas painting executed by the French painter Antoine-Jean Gros in 1801. It has the dimensions of 122 by 100 cm. It is held in the Musée d'Art et d'Histoire Baron-Gérard , in Bayeux. [1]
Antoine-Jean Gros (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃twanʒɑ̃ gʁo]; 16 March 1771 – 25 June 1835) was a French painter of historical subjects. He was granted the title of Baron Gros in 1824. [1] [2] Gros studied under Jacques-Louis David in Paris and began an independent artistic career during the French Revolution.
The Embarkation of the Duchess of Angoulême at Pauillac (French: Embarquement de la duchesse d'Angoulême à Pauillac) is an 1818 history painting by the French artist Antoine-Jean Gros. [1] Gros had made his reputation depicting scenes of Napoleon and the French Empire.
Portrait of the Duchess of Angoulême is an 1816 portrait painting by the French artist Antoine-Jean Gros depicting Marie Thérèse of France. [1] [2] The only surviving child of the guillotined Louis XVI she returned to France following the defeat of Napoleon.
3. “A great soul serves everyone all the time. A great soul never dies. It brings us together again and again.” — Maya Angelou 4. “Life is pleasant, death is peaceful.
It was part of a major commission from several artists depicting the glories of the Napoleonic era. The work was intended to be ready for the Paris Salon of 1808, but was not finally completed and exhibited until the 1812 Salon. [4] By the time the work was exhibited Francis was Napoleon's father-in-law following the latter's marriage to Marie ...
Gros uses a darker pallette of colors: red, blue, yellow, and brown. [6] The scene is a cluster of death, combat, and victory. [ 5 ] A cloud of dust and smoke hovers over the top of the canvas, with the ocean and fort in the distant background providing context for the battle's location.
In 1800, the year after the victory of French troops over the Ottomans near the village of Nazareth, in Palestine, at April 8, 1799, a jury attributed the realization of a commemorative work of the event to Antoine-Jean Gros. [2] A sketch for the final work was presented at the Salon of 1801. [3] The painting was going to have large dimensions. [4]