Jacques-Louis David and Jean-Louis Prieur, Revolutionary Artists: The Public, the Populace, and Images of the French Revolution

by Warren Roberts

By offering a comparative study of Jacques-Louis David, the most famous artist of the French Revolution, and Jean-Louis Prieur, a little-known illustrator, this book tracks the political careers of the two artists and offers new insights to the relationship between the arts and the politics of the French Revolution.

370 pages, Paperback

First published November 1, 1999

About the author

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Warren Roberts is Distinguished Teaching Professor of History at the University at AlbanySUNY. He is the author of Jacques-Louis David and Jean-Louis Prieur, Revolutionary Artists: The Public, the Populace, and Images of the French Revolution, also published by SUNY Press; Jacques-Louis David, Revolutionary Artist: Art, Politics, and the French Revolution; Jane Austen and the French Revolution; and Morality and Social Class in Eighteenth-Century French Literature and Painting."

Reviews

[Michael · Rating 5 out of 5]

Written by my all-time favorite professor, Warren Roberts. I had the pleasure of taking four Roberts' courses during graduate study in history at the University at Albany. His lectures would span centuries of Western thought and yet stay grounded in a manner that helped struggling students make sense of his trajectories. This book opened by eyes to the power of art in a time of revolution. A fascinating exploration that I'd recommend to anyone interested in the power of 'the people' during times of crisis.

[Eric · Rating 4 out of 5]

I have no idea about this book I read a biography on Jacques-Louis David, A Revolutionary Artist by Roberts. I give that book 4 stars, but that book does not appear to be on goodreads.