Drama is a natural phenomenon that occurs in humanity. As an extremely social species conflict is a normal and frequent event that happens. It’s such a common theme that when depicting humanity in an accurate manner, it is nearly impossible to avoid showing extreme emotions and physicality. Jean Joseph Taillasson is a French neo-classicist painter who created a work of art that relies heavily on the emotionality within the painting. His painting “Seigneur! Voyez ces yeux” (Cleopatra Discovered by Rodogune to Have Poisoned the Nuptial Cup) uses a scene from a play where extreme conflict is occurring. The conflict in the painting can be seen based on the movement of the figures, the intense colors, use of space, and the detailed expressions.
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Voyez ces yeux” has a very linear composition, with a clear foreground and background. There are four distinct groups of figures, one on each side of the compositions, a group in the middle, and then the two main figures depicted in black and white. There is a strong sense of order and stability contrasting with the movement within this painting. For every outstretched, elongated movement there is a solid and stoic movement. For every intense color there is an equally muted color. The large group of bodies on the left side of the painting has figures with arms reaching out onto the foreground which is contrasted with the small group on the right of the painting who are standing up straight, huddled in the corner. The group on the left is painted in earthly reds and browns while the group on the left is in a cooler toned setting. The two groups complement each other and yet show conflict. Their opposing characteristics adds to the conflict within the painting. There is a sense of push and pull from them but no resolution; they meet in the middle and add to the orderly chaos of the world, and the space itself. The rectilinear and curvilinear shapes of the arcade in contrast to the colonnade complement each other and lend to this extremely well composed
Voyez ces yeux” has a very linear composition, with a clear foreground and background. There are four distinct groups of figures, one on each side of the compositions, a group in the middle, and then the two main figures depicted in black and white. There is a strong sense of order and stability contrasting with the movement within this painting. For every outstretched, elongated movement there is a solid and stoic movement. For every intense color there is an equally muted color. The large group of bodies on the left side of the painting has figures with arms reaching out onto the foreground which is contrasted with the small group on the right of the painting who are standing up straight, huddled in the corner. The group on the left is painted in earthly reds and browns while the group on the left is in a cooler toned setting. The two groups complement each other and yet show conflict. Their opposing characteristics adds to the conflict within the painting. There is a sense of push and pull from them but no resolution; they meet in the middle and add to the orderly chaos of the world, and the space itself. The rectilinear and curvilinear shapes of the arcade in contrast to the colonnade complement each other and lend to this extremely well composed