Jacques-Louis David

FRENCH VERSION

A major figure of neoclassicism, revolutionary committed before becoming the first painter of Napoleon whose official portraits are well known, David is the representative of history painting. He marks art with sober paintings such as the Oath of the Horatii or The Coronation of Napoleon...

FRENCH VERSION

A major figure of neoclassicism, revolutionary committed before becoming the first painter of Napoleon whose official portraits are well known, David is the representative of history painting. He marks art with sober paintings such as the Oath of the Horatii or The Coronation of Napoleon. His life is presented here, as well as a decryption of his techniques.

Beyond the paintings that have become icons, this album tells the eventful life of the artist and deciphers the techniques and work of this painter with the destiny marked with the seal of the grandiose.

French
128 pages

Éditions Larousse