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Jacques-Louis David

Born

in Paris, France

August 30, 1748

Died

December 29, 1825

Genre

Art

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Jacques-Louis David (1748 - 1825) was a French painter in the Neoclassical style, considered to be the preeminent painter of the era. In the 1780s, his cerebral brand of history painting marked a change in taste away from Rococo frivolity toward classical austerity and severity and heightened feeling, harmonizing with the moral climate of the final years of the Ancien Régime.

David later became an active supporter of the French Revolution and friend of Maximilien Robespierre (1758 - 1794), and was effectively a dictator of the arts under the French Republic. Imprisoned after Robespierre's fall from power, he aligned himself with yet another political regime upon his release: that of Napoleon, the First Consul of France. At this time he devel ...more

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Average rating: 4.05 · 42 ratings · 7 reviews · 12 distinct works

	La Recherche de l’Absolu by Honoré de Balzac, Jacques-Louis David (Photographer) 3.77 avg rating — 791 ratings — published 1834 — 277 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Complete Works of Jacques-Louis David by Jacques-Louis David, Peter Russell (Editor) 3.92 avg rating — 26 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Art of Man: Fine Art of the Male Form Quarterly Journal, Volume 5 by Grady Harp (Goodreads Author) (Foreword), Jordan Mejias (Illustrator), Jacques-Louis David (Illustrator) 4.60 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	50 Pinturas Essenciais para Conhecer a História da Arte Vol: 1 by Giotto di Bondone, Jan van Eyck, Piero della Francesca really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 4 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	La Antigüedad como patria by Jacques-Louis David, Paul Châtenois (Translator) 3.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Jacques-Louis David: 75+ Neoclassical Paintings - Neoclassicism by Denise Ankele, Daniel Ankele, Jacques-Louis David (Illustrator) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2011	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Drawn to Art: French Artists and Art Lovers in 18th Century Rome by Sonia Couturier, Pierre Rosenberg, Victor Carlson it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2012 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Jacques-Louis David, 1748-1825: Musée du Louvre, Département des peintures, Paris [et] Musée national du château, Versailles, 26 octobre 1989-12 février 1990. by Jacques-Louis David, Musée du Louvre 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1990 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	La rivoluzione in mostra by Jacques-Louis David, Paolo Martore (Editor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	David et le néoclassicisme by Sophie Monneret, Jacques-Louis David 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Quotes by Jacques-Louis David (?)

“In the arts the way in which an idea is rendered, and the manner in which it is expressed, is much more important than the idea itself.”
― Jacques-Louis David

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“It is the last painting that I want to do, but I want to surpass myself in it. I am putting into it the experience of my 65 years and I do not want to touch a paintbrush again.”
― Jacques-Louis David

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