Medieval Scenes

 Jean Alaux: Meeting of the Estates-General in Paris, April 10, 1302

  

Jean-Baptiste Mauzaisse: Louis VII takes the standard at Saint-Denis, 1147

Battle of Valmy (1835)

Jean-Baptiste Mauzaisse: Battle of Valmy, 20th September 1792

The Battle of Valmy was a victory by French Revolutionary forces over the Prussians. Though a relatively small engagement, the French victory gave a significant psychological boost to the forces of the Revolution.

Napoleon the Lawmaker (1833)

Jean-Baptiste Mauzaisse: Napoleon the Lawmaker

It appears that by this time the French were having a little Napoleon nostalgia.

Time Showing the Ruins that He Causes (1822)

Jean-Baptiste Mauzaisse: Time Showing the Ruins that He Causes 

and the Works of Art He Brings to Light

This work by Mauzaisse (1784-1844) was commissioned for a ceiling in the Louvre.