Student essay written in en (native language: French, CEFR level: C1, field of study: Arts)

Today, I will talk about a painting made by Alex Dupont which is entitled 
Scene of the massacre of the Innocents 
(I am not sure if the english title is correct, the french one is 
Scne du Massacre des Innocents
). It was painted in 1824.
Let's describe the painting. The first thing we see when we look at it is the woman sitting in the foreground. She is hiding behind some ruins (a wall made of stones) and she is holding her baby in her hands. She looks completely frightened because she knows that her child is in danger. She is looking straight at the spectator, it is interesting because it means that the painter really wanted to include the spectator in the painting. We can feel more easily that she is scared. Moreover, we can see that she has put her hand over her baby's mouth, in order not to let him cry or do any sound that could alert anyone. The woman is wearing a brown coat and a black dress. She is barefoot, which implies that she was maybe in her house when she heard the danger coming. She had to escape very quickly to protect her baby.
The painting is divided into two parts, thanks to the wall. On the left, we can see stairs and people running down : for exemple, a woman is holding two babies in her arms and is determined to escape. Behind her, there are other people, scared and running from the soldiers in armor (we can see their silver helmets). On top of the stairs, a baby is lying down, surely dead.
On top of the painting, there is in the background a white building with coluns, which is a hint on the period in which the scene takes place. On the very top, we can see an arch, therefore we understand that the woman has found a good place for hiding.
The scene which is pictured here comes from the Bible. I can't remember clearly the details of the story, but I know that some people heard about the arrival of the Alex Dupont and wanted to find him to kill him. That is why the soldiers are here to kill every baby boys they find.
I really like this painting, it is exhibited in the Museum of Rennes (which I visited quite a lot) and everytime I go there, I am in awe of this painting. As it is two meters tall, it is as if we are in the scene. We feel the panic, the emotions of the woman who is staring at us, crying for help.