1828
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Dominant colour
Le Réveil is a 1828 by Auguste Raffet, a Romanticism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This chaotic scene shows a battle in full swing. Soldiers in tall hats and loose coats fight in the background, while others lie wounded or dead on the ground. One man stands proudly, holding a drum, while another nearby slumps with his head down. The artist used dark, swirling lines to show the chaos and movement. Notice how the fallen soldiers are mixed with the living, creating a sense of struggle and loss. The standing soldier’s confident pose contrasts with the despair around him. Want to see more? Check out Romanticism.
Denis Auguste Marie Raffet (2 March 1804 – 16 February 1860) was a French illustrator and lithographer. He was a student of Nicolas Toussaint Charlet, and was a retrospective painter of the Empire.
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