Belisarius receiving Hospitality from a Peasant

Belisarius receiving Hospitality from a Peasant

Artist: Jean-François-Pierre Peyron (French, 1744 - 1814)

Original Dimensions: 21 5/8" x 33 1/4"

Location: National Gallery of Art, London

About Artwork: (1779) "The painting represents an episode in Belisaire, a novel by Jean-François Marmontel, published in 1767. The novel is based on the legend of Belisarius, the Byzantine general (about 505–565) who according to this account was blinded and impoverished by the Roman emperor Justinian. Peyron depicts the episode when Belisarius is given hospitality at the home of a peasant who recognises the hero fallen on hard times. The two women of the family place their infants on his knee to give him thanks and receive his blessing. The peasant’s son looks away from his wife and child as he contemplates his former general. Peyron uses contrasting light and shade and different spaces to underline the emotional conflict. This picture is the finished sketch for a painting now in the Musée des Augustins in Toulouse. A finished sketch for its companion painting, Cornelia Mother of the Gracci, is also in our collection." - (National Gallery of Art, London)

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