The Francisco feast painting is described as a historical entertainment scene. It displays common people and merchants dancing and walking around a market during the early 19th century. The painting was originally considered to represent an effort of the artist, Jean-Léon Gérôme (1824–1904), to depict “the original happy, careless life in California” before the Wounded Knee Massacre in 1890.[1] But there are no historical records to support the claim.
The background shows the rich san francisco bay area and the beautiful skyscrapers
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