Question

Explain what this painting by Antoine-Jean Gros is depicting and why it is considered an idealistic portrayal of a factual event.

Answer 1

Sample Answer:

Napoleon decided to quiet the fears of the healthy after the outbreak of the bubonic plague in Europe in 1799, by visiting the sick and dying. He had Gros paint him as a Christ-like figure healing the sick with his touch, but only two months after this event Napoleon ordered the remaining sick to be poisoned. He commissioned this painting and others to further his political career.

Answer 2

He chose to calm the feelings of dread of the sound after the episode of the bubonic torment in Europe in 1799, by going by the wiped out and biting the dust. He had Gros paint him as a Christ-like figure recuperating the wiped out with his touch, yet just two months after this occasion Napoleon requested the staying wiped out to be harmed. He charged this canvas and others to further his political profession.