Sujet

Belisarius, 1797. Creator: Francois Pascal Simon Gerard.

Légende

Belisarius, 1797. Along a winding dirt path, the blind Belisarius carries his young guide. The boy has been bitten by a snake, which remains coiled around his bleeding leg. With his right arm wrapped limply around Belisarius's neck and his eyes closed, the youth balances precariously between life and death. Belisarius's eyes are also closed, but guided by his stick he moves forward with determination and purpose. He rises heroically against the spectacular sunset, a monumental figure creating a powerful outline against the sky. But the flaring sunset also signals a chill night and the uncertainty of the path ahead.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM24A63_068

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NA

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Droits gérés

Format disponible

55,4Mo (1,6Mo) / 33,0cm x 42,0cm / 3903 x 4960 (300dpi)

Mots clés

sunset portrait animal carrying people male boy boys child children man men arts painting country French France sun reptile reptiles snake science art guy blood solar system astronomy color poison venomous scene military depiction location century general guide artwork blind concept walking stick venom hero poisoning heroic setting sun heroism Colour bleeding visually impaired bitten poisoned 18th century Eighteenth Century snakebite Belisarius Francois Pascal Simon Gerard Baron Francois Pascal Simon Gerard Fran?ois Pascal Simon G?rard 1790s Gerard Francois Pascal Simon Gerard Baron Francois Flavius Belisarius Painting Heritage Art Fran?ois G?rard Baron Fran?ois Pascal Simon G?rard G?rard Fran?ois G?rard Fran?ois Baron Francois Pascal S oil paint (paint) Canvas (Textile Material)