Focus on The Caliph of Constantine and analyze the Critical reception.
The painting was exhibited at the Salon of 1845, where it received mixed reviews. Chassériau was accused of doing a "harmful imitation of the art of Delacroix", although the painting was described as "full of grandeur and majesty". He was also accused of a lack of science and firmness in the depiction of the horses, and was criticized for the way he painted the limbs of the leading horse in the foreground.