Hearing Vanni's report, Anning was still hesitant: "A painter? I have no acquaintance with painters."
Indeed, Anning had met many people in Paris, including poets and musicians, but few painters.
Anning: "Who is it?"
Vanni: "The name reported is Jacques Louis David."
The officers in the room looked at each other.
Anning: "I know him, let him wait in the reception room for a while, I'm in a military meeting right now."
Anning certainly knew who he was, not because he was familiar with European art history and knew that this man was the founder of the French neoclassical school, but because this fellow had painted too many historical paintings related to the Great Revolution.
Such as the famous "Death of Marat."
And that famous "Napoleon Crossing the Saint Bernard Pass in the Alpine Mountains" — yes, that most famous image of Napoleon on horseback.
This great painter's visit should still be respected.
