It’s striking and very well painted. The sideways legs, facial expressions, and just general kidnapping tomfoolery just strike me as ridiculous. If it weren’t for the post French Revolution uniforming I would have honestly thought this was Helen of Troy allusion.
I don’t think it’s too far off what the artist intended, which to me seems more akin to ‘steeled resolve, don’t look back and keep pressing onwards.’ Where it falls flat to me is that he also painted the horse and his pursuer with this exact same expression. Combine this with the naked woman with a blank expression and it just seems more like a fever dream than anything else.
You’re right about them being from the same army. I didn’t catch that all the depicted soldiers in the background have the exact same helmet style so that was a misinteretation on my part.
I’m not familiar with this artist or their works so thank you for the added context!
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Ridiculous yes, but very well executed.
It’s striking and very well painted. The sideways legs, facial expressions, and just general kidnapping tomfoolery just strike me as ridiculous. If it weren’t for the post French Revolution uniforming I would have honestly thought this was Helen of Troy allusion.
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I don’t think it’s too far off what the artist intended, which to me seems more akin to ‘steeled resolve, don’t look back and keep pressing onwards.’ Where it falls flat to me is that he also painted the horse and his pursuer with this exact same expression. Combine this with the naked woman with a blank expression and it just seems more like a fever dream than anything else.
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You’re right about them being from the same army. I didn’t catch that all the depicted soldiers in the background have the exact same helmet style so that was a misinteretation on my part.
I’m not familiar with this artist or their works so thank you for the added context!