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Portrait of David, Jacques-Louis

David, Jacques-Louis

1748–1825

Nationality: France
Born: 1748, Paris
Died: 1825, City of Brussels
Gender: male

Movements

Neoclassicism

Occupations

architectural draftsperson
painter
politician
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Biography

David was considered the most influential painter of the Neoclassical movement in France, characterized by a style of austere and ethical painting that reflects the moral climate of the last years of the ancien régime. He became an active revolutionary and worked for the new French Republic. He was then attracted to Napoleon I and developed an Empire style marked by warm Venetian color. Following the restoration of the Bourbon monarchy in 1816, David went into exile in Brussels. He had a large number of pupils, and his influence was felt by the majority of French 19th-century painters. His compositional innovations were a break with the existing Rococo fantasy. Comment on works: Portraits: History.

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Notable Works

  • The Oath of the Horatii
  • Napoleon Crossing the Alps
  • The Death of Marat
  • Portrait of Antoine-Laurent Lavoisier and his wife
  • The Coronation of Napoleon

Artworks

36 artworks
Heads of a faun and a young woman (Les têtes d'une jeune femme et d'un faune)

Heads of a faun and a young woman (Les têtes d'une jeune femme et d'un faune)

ca. 1792–96

Paris and Helen

Paris and Helen

ca. 1782–86

Paris and Helen (Anonymous Tracing after d ’Hancarville)

Paris and Helen (Anonymous Tracing after d ’Hancarville)

ca. 1775–80

George III Leading an Army of Jugs

George III Leading an Army of Jugs

1794

The Death of Socrates

The Death of Socrates

ca. 1786

Copy after David's "The Death of Socrates"

Copy after David's "The Death of Socrates"

19th century

Seated Gentleman

Seated Gentleman

ca. 1810

Study for The Lictors Bringing Brutus the Bodies of his Sons

Study for The Lictors Bringing Brutus the Bodies of his Sons

ca. 1788

Hermaphrodite

Hermaphrodite

ca. 1780 or ca. 1810

Head of a Child

Head of a Child

General Étienne-Maurice Gérard (1773–1852)

General Étienne-Maurice Gérard (1773–1852)

1816

Antoine Laurent Lavoisier (1743–1794) and Marie Anne Lavoisier (Marie Anne Pierrette Paulze, 1758–1836)

Antoine Laurent Lavoisier (1743–1794) and Marie Anne Lavoisier (Marie Anne Pierrette Paulze, 1758–1836)

1788

The Death of Socrates

The Death of Socrates

1787

The Death of Socrates

The Death of Socrates

ca. 1782

A Young Woman of Frascati

A Young Woman of Frascati

ca. 1775–76

Portrait of J. Louis David

Portrait of J. Louis David

1814

Inside Attire of the French Citizen

Inside Attire of the French Citizen

1794

Civil Garb of the French Citizen

Civil Garb of the French Citizen

1794

Inside Attire of the French Citizen

Inside Attire of the French Citizen

1794

The Legislator in Office

The Legislator in Office

1794

Civil Garb of the French Citizen

Civil Garb of the French Citizen

1794

The Representative of the French People in Office

The Representative of the French People in Office

1794

Civil Garb of the French Citizen

Civil Garb of the French Citizen

1794

Study for the Wife and Daughters of Brutus (recto); Study of a Male Nude (verso)

Study for the Wife and Daughters of Brutus (recto); Study of a Male Nude (verso)

ca. 1788