Jacques-Louis David, France Neoclassicism painter, b.1748 - d.1835. Jacques-Louis David is famous for his huge, dramatic canvasses of Napoleon and other historical figures, including Oath of the Horatii (1784), Death of Marat (1793) and The Sabine Women (1799). Early in his career he was a leader in the neoclassical movement; later his subjects became more modern and political. David was himself active in the French Revolution as a supporter of Robespierre and is sometimes called the chief propagandist for the Revolution; after the Reign of Terror ended he was briefly imprisoned for his actions. When Napoleon took power David became his court painter and created several grand canvasses of the Emperor, including the heroic Napoleon Bonaparte Crossing the Alps (1801) and the enormous Coronation of Napoleon and Josephine (1807). Related Paintings of Jacques-Louis David :. | Portrait of Madame Recamier | Portrait of Monsieur de Lavoisier and his Wife, chemist Marie-Anne Pierrette Paulze | Napoleon Crossing the Saint Bernard | Oath of the Horatii | The Anger of Achilles Stair Sainty Gallery | Related Artists: Frederick Mackenzie watercolour painter and architectural draughtsman ,
ca.1787-1854 camille van hyfte
