Battle of Las Piedras (17381935558)
Artista: Juan Manuel Blanes
Siglo XIX · Uruguay
Colección: Juan Manuel Blanes
Juan Manuel Blanes' 'Battle of Las Piedras' is a monumental historical painting commemorating the decisive triumph of José Artigas's independence forces over the royalists on May 18, 1811. Blanes, known as the "painter of the homeland," employs an academic style with strong Romantic elements to narrate this foundational moment for Uruguay. The dramatic composition, centered on the figure of Artigas on horseback and the crowd of soldiers and civilians, including the wounded in the foreground, exalts heroism and the construction of national identity, making this work an icon of Uruguayan art.
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