Craft: To create the painting, the artist (Gaston La Touche) used oil on canvas. It is interesting to note how the yellows and oranges in the crowd give the illusion of light in the painting. This is what drew me to this painting.
Concept: This painting shows a woman being led on a horse while holding a child. The entire crowd seems to be observing her. Without knowing the story behind the painting, I believe that it is this woman upon the horse that is being pardoned. I believe that the artist is trying to tell the story of this woman.
Composition: I believe that the artist meant for the eye to first go to the woman on horse back and then to the illusion of light in the crowd. My eye was first drawn to the woman due to the fact that she stands high above the rest of the crowd and then to the light as it stands out against the black and white of the crowd.
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