# Belisarius Receiving Hospitality from a Peasant Who Had Served under Him

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## Artwork

- Artist: [PEYRON, Jean-François-Pierre](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/peyron-jean-franois-pierre-rad32779c90008e>)
- Date: 1751-1800
- Technique: Oil on canvas, 93 x 132 cm

## Commentary

The theme of Belisarius was much in vogue from the 1770s, and in addition to Jacques-Louis David, rival artists of David&#39;s own generation, such as Pierre Peyron and François-André Vincent, had painted their own versions of the subject. In Peyron&#39;s work, Belisarius is recognized by a peasant who had served under him, and praised as their protector and saviour by the rural family that now give him hospitality.

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## Attribution

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