Belisarius

François Gérard1799/1837

High Museum of Art
Atlanta, GA, United States

As a Romantic painter who delighted in capturing emotionally charged moments, François Gérard depicted the blind man Belisarius carrying his wounded guide toward an abyss. Belisarius, a famous general under the sixth-century Byzantine emperor Justinian, was wrongly accused of conspiracy against the emperor and was stripped of his honors and fortune. Gérard’s extraordinary use of color in the landscape and the diagonal movement of the clouds provide a poignant backdrop for the drama.

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Title: Belisarius
Creator: Attributed to François Gérard
Creator Lifespan: 1770/1837
Creator Nationality: French
Creator Gender: M
Date: 1799/1837
Provenance: High Museum of Art, Atlanta; Purchase
Type: Paintings
Rights: Photo © 2015 High Museum of Art
External Link: http://www.high.org/Art/Permanent-Collection/CollectionDetails?deptName=European%20Art&objNum=1985.53&pageNumber=0&search=true#.VhwjOuxVhHw
Medium: Oil on panel
Dimensions: 14 x 10 inches

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