This artwork displays the compositional and and emotional aims of Neo - Classical and Romantic artists. These artists wanted often showed a chaotic or emotional scene in a calm and stable composition, such as in the shape of a triangle. Neo - Classical and Romantic artists also created a fake pathos. Even though it is an emotional scene, the subjects do not display true emotions. The depiction of such a heroic act was so the patron, Watson, could show his courage.
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Mackenzie K.Student at Freeman High School Archives
April 2016
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