Warrior with Shield

This is a reproduction of " Warrior with Shield" of 1808 by Jean Eugene Charles Alberti.  Alberti was a native of Maastrict in the Netherlands and studied in Amsterdam where he had lived since 1783.  He moved to Paris where he studied under the Neoclassical Master David.  He became of pensioner of Louis Bonaparte, king of Holland, and studied in Rome and made his home in Paris.  He left there in 1843 and nothing more is known of his activities; he was sixty-six years old when he disappeared.  The original of this masterpiece is in the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam and is 72.5 cm wide and 91.5cm high.

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Warrior with Drawn Sword

This is a reproduction of " Warrior with Drawn Sword" of 1808 by Jean Eugene Charles Alberti.  Alberti was a native of Maastrict in the Netherlands and studied in Amsterdam where he had lived since 1783.  He moved to Paris where he studied under the Neoclassical Master David.  He became of pensioner of Louis Bonaparte, king of Holland, and studied in Rome and made his home in Paris.  He left there in 1843 and nothing more is known of his activities; he was sixty-six years old when he disappeared.  The original of this masterpiece is in the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam and is 73 cm wide and 92.5cm high.

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Leonidas at Thermopylai, Jacques-Louis David

This French Neo-classical by Jacques Louis David depicts a scene from Greek history in which the Spartans held the pass against the invading Persians.  David spent almost fifteen years on this painting paying meticulous care to depict the heroic figures according to the classical proportions of ideal beauty.  The timing of the painting was perfect for the portrayal of a defeat as moral victory for it was the year of Napoleon's first abdication.  The original masterpiece is 209.84 inches wide and 154.33 inches high and is in the Louvre Museum.

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