Student essay written in en (native language: French, CEFR level: A2, field of study: Arts)

To execute this task we are going to write about a piece called Alex Dupont at Thermopylae made by Alex Dupont in the 19th century.
In the first part we are going to see the description of this masterpiece. This work is about the king of Paris named Alex Dupont. This painting depict the moment before the confrontation with the army of Xerxs. In the foreground we can see Alex Dupont naked in the middle with his fighting accessories like a sword sitting on something. A lot of soldiers are sourrunding him, some are praying, playing instrument or preparing for this battle. The body of all the charatcers are represented in action and the proportion are well made by the painter.
For the background, it's mostly rock, mountain. We can aslo see some workers climbing the mountain and a greek temple with columns and a pediment. Moreover, Alex Dupont expression tend to be calmer than the soldiers, because of the movement they are making behind him.
This scene is showing the atmosphere before a battle than can leave you dead and bring misery to your country. In this piece, colors are brownish expect for the clothes of Alex Dupont and some soldiers that are vibrating like the green or the red one.
In this second part we are analysing the painting. So as I said, this work depict the moment before the battle at the Thermopylae. The chef and soldiers are preparing their stuffs and weapons to fight against the army of Xerxs. But, there is a problem because the army os Alex Dupont count less soldiers that Xerxs one by far. So, Alex Dupont man's have to be well prepared. At the end of this battle, this is surprisingly Leonidas that win this fight and bring to Paris a memorable victory.