Who painted “Bonaparte Visiting the Plague Victims of Jaffa”?

“Bonaparte Visiting the Plague Victims of Jaffa” was painted by Antoine-Jean Gros in 1804. Where to see it: Louvre.

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Orientalism: the subject gives it away (turbans, tiles, deserts, minarets), painted with the polish of Academic art and strong Mediterranean light.

Antoine-Jean Gros (16 March 1771 – 25 June 1835) was a French painter of historical subjects. He was granted the title of Baron Gros in 1824. Wikipedia

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