In the above painting, what message was the artist, Antoine-Jean Gros, trying to spread?
a.
He intended to portray Napoleon as a compassionate and giving leader, who was not afraid to be among the sick and poor.
b.
He wanted to portray the horrors caused by the outbreak of the bubonic plague in 1799.
c.
He wanted to show the devastation experienced by the people during the Napoleon Wars, while at the same time show the people’s fortitude and love for Napoleon,
d.
He intended to show Napoleon as a Christ-like figure, healing the sick with his touch.

The answer is a. He intended to portray Napoleon as a compassionate and giving leader, who was not afraid to be among the sick and poor. The name of the painting is Napoleon visiting the plague-stricken at Jaffa. It shows a scene in Jaffa in 1799 when Napoleon visited sick soldiers. His visit should reflect him as a brave man, not afraid to be among the sick and the poor. However, the painting was an attempt to suppress the rumours that he ordered the death of dying plague victims.

saadhussain514 saadhussain514 · Answer 2 · 2018-07-28T12:12:41+02:00

Correct answer option is :

D) He intended to show Napoleon as a Christ-like figure, healing the sick with his touch.

Explanation:

Antoine-Jean Gros, titled as Baron Gros in 1824, was a French artist. His work was in the sorts of records and neoclassical painting. Gros crammed below Jacques-Louis David in Paris and started an confident artistic career as the French Revolution. Ordered to leave France, he went to Genoa and saw the nearby Combat of Arcole. Motivated by an event during the fight, he provided a portrait of the French leader, Napoleon Bonaparte, then a recently favored general. The portrait made Gros to common awareness and increased the support of Napoleon.