The artwork titled “The Ammonite and Moabite Armies Are Destroyed” was created by the artist Gustave Doré and belongs to the Romanticism movement. It is a religious painting and forms part of the series “The Holy Bible.”
The artwork portrays a harrowing biblical scene described in II Chronicles 20:24, where the Ammonite and Moabite armies lie defeated in the wilderness. The composition is characterized by its dramatic use of light and shadow, typical of the Romanticism movement, which intensifies the emotional and spiritual gravity of the scene. The fallen soldiers and the remnants of their armaments are rendered with intricate detail, emphasizing the magnitude of the devastation. The distant city on the horizon, under a tumultuous sky, further accentuates the somber and apocalyptic atmosphere of the piece.
