The correct answer is C) it demonstrated the importance of loyalty to one's country.
David's painting could have been important for the leaders of the French revolution in that it demonstrated the importance of loyalty to one's country.
We are referring to the Intervention of the Sabine Woman, a painting made by Frech painter Jaques-Louis David, in 1799. French leaders could have seen the Sabine Woman Enforcing Peace by Running between the combatants. This was a representation of loyalty in harsh times, that could have served French leaders during the Revolution to demonstrate solidarity among men and loyalty to the nation.