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(No Ratings Yet)Loading...Painted around 50 years later from the year in which the Battle took place, Napoleon Watching The Battle of Friedland is an oil on canvas painting by James Alexander Walker completed in 1855. It is currently residing in a private collection and lengths around 5 by 3 feet in both dimensions. It is commemorating one of the Napoleonic wars – The Battle of Friedland, being one of the Coalition Wars between two rivals, Napoleon being on one side and Prussia, Russia, Saxony, Sweden and United Kingdom being the rival side combined. And still the combined powers of those countries were not enough to defeat Napoleon’s thrashing march of winning over the world. Napoleon, on the white horse, is watching over his army marching towards the […]
(No Ratings Yet)Loading...Genre scenes like this generally doesn’t consist any striking elements which can capture one’s eyes immediately. Like in the fantasy or dramatic scenes contains some elements which can spectacularly impress the viewer’s mind. Such as Massacre of the Innocents by Peter Paul Rubens in which the cruel scene grips our mind and forces to find out more about the scene represented. Genre paintings tend to be more sober and without frills of high-imaginations. Here, the western genre painting accomplished by Swedish artist Kilian Zoll, also gives a cool effect and explores the contemporary village’s customs. The river happily roaring aside the village has totally stopped by the winter’s cold. Thus, villagers now have a new ground open to delve upon. All kind of activities are […]
