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Bonaparte au Pont d'Arcole
Antoine-Jean Gros · 1796
A portrait of General Napoleon Bonaparte leading his troops during the Battle of Arcole in 1796.
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This painting by Antoine-Jean Gros depicts Napoleon Bonaparte as a young general during the Italian campaign. It commemorates the Battle of Arcole (November 15–17, 1796), where Bonaparte personally led a charge across a bridge under heavy fire.
The work is a prime example of Neoclassical portraiture transitioning into Romanticism, emphasizing the subject's intense gaze and dynamic movement to convey heroic leadership.
This painting is part of the curated material that grounds the AI version of Napoleon Bonaparte on Humy.ai — when students ask about related events, the AI can quote it and cite it.
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