Question

In 1800, Napoleon led his reserve army across the Alps into Italy to fight Austrian forces that had laid siege to Genoa. Although Genoa had fallen by the time Napoleon had reached it, the crossing led to a series of important military victories for Napoleon. The two paintings of Napoleon portray the same historic event: a military campaign that began with the crossing of the Alps. What would you predict the campaign's outcome was based on these paintings? Use details from the paintings to support your answer.

Answer 1

Due to the fact that the paintings portray a view of heroism and victory in terms of the atmosphere and feeling that it gives off, one would assume that the outcome of these battles were a positive one, given the light in which they are painted and portrayed within.