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Sitting atop a hill, Henri Christophe commissioned La Citadelle in 1805. The fortress angular shape emphasized here references a ship's prow, symbolizing Haiti's path-breaking course. The line extending from the rider on the footpath to the clouds…

The man in the painting carries with him a chicken, bananas, a pipe and sugar cane on his back. Each of these relate to a core aspect of life in rural Haiti.

*Francine Murat Gallery