1842
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
La veille des Thermopyles is a 1842 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This painting shows four ancient warriors getting ready for battle. They wear old armor and hold spears and shields. These warriors look united and ready to fight. The painting has a lot of energy and emotion. It was made a long time ago, but it still looks strong. Check out the technique of lithography to learn more about how it was made.
Honoré-Victorin Daumier was a French painter, sculptor, and printmaker, whose many works offer commentary on the social and political life in France, from the Revolution of 1830 to the fall of the Second French Empire in 1870.
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