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Justice and Vengence Pursuing Crime

French / Paintings (Reproductions) / Romanticism - 1 year ago - troycapc

This is a reproduction of “Justice and Divine Vengence Pursuing Crime” by Pierre-Paul Prud’hon of 1808.  This French Romanticist was best known for his allegories of which this is his finest masterpiece.  He went to Italy in 1784 and furthered his studies so that when he returned to Paris three years later he became a favorite at the court of Napoleon.  He received the Legion of Honor for “Justice and Vengence” in 1808 and was a strong influence on the later work of Gericault.  He survived the Napoleonic regime but was unhinged by the suicide of his mistress in 1821.  He died two years later.

Reproduction for sale on Zazzle