Napoleon Crossing the Alps
This painting is called “Napoleon Crossing the Alps” by Jacques-Louis David, a prominent French Neoclassical painter. Napoleon is shown on a rearing horse, symbolizing power and control. The red cloak contrasts sharply with the muted background. The scene commemorates Napoleon’s crossing of the Great St. Bernard Pass in May 1800 during the War of the […]
Liberty Leading the People
This painting is called “Liberty Leading the People” (French: La Liberté guidant le peuple [la libɛʁte ɡidɑ̃ lə pœpl]), and it is a painting by Eugène Delacroix commemorating the July Revolution of 1830, which toppled King Charles X of France. A woman personifying the concept and the Goddess of Liberty leads the people forward over […]
The Death of Marat
The Death of Marat (French: La Mort de Marat or Marat Assassiné) is a 1793 painting by Jacques-Louis David depicting the artist’s friend and murdered French revolutionary leader, Jean-Paul Marat. This is one of the most famous images from the era of the French Revolution, it was painted when David was the leading French Neoclassical […]
The Kiss
This painting is titled “The Kiss” (German: Der Kuss), and it is an oil-on-canvas painting with added gold leaf, silver and platinum by the Austrian Symbolist painter Gustav Klimt.[ It was painted at some point in 1907 and 1908, during the height of what scholars call his “Golden Period”. The painting depicts a couple embracing […]
The Potato Eaters
This painting is called “The Potato Eaters”, and it is an oil painting by Vincent van Gogh, created in April 1885 in Nuenen, Netherlands. It depicts a peasant family around a dining table, showcasing the harsh realities of rural life. Van Gogh aimed to portray the dignity of the working class, using dark tones and […]