An extremely smooth and readable account The lifetime of Jacques-Louis David () coincides with the most tumultuous period in the history of France and much of the Western world. And David's life was closely bound up with the changes that were taking place in French politics, society, and culture.
Buy this Book The lifetime Book Synopsis. The lifetime of Jacques-Louis David () coincides with the most tumultuous period in the history of France and much of the Western world. And David's life was closely bound up with the changes that were taking place in French politics, society, and culture.
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The lifetime of Jacques-Louis David The lifetime of Jacques-Louis David () coincides with the most tumultuous period in the history of France and much of the Western world. And David's life was closely.
Jacques-Louis David was a French
The first major exhibition catalogue to focus on Jacques Louis David’s drawings and their crucial role in his iconic history paintings made before, during. This volume presents David's Jacques-Louis David () was the most important European artist in a period of extraordinary upheaval. A participant in the French Revolution, he then witnessed the rise and fall of Napoleon Bonaparte.
Explore books by Jacques-Louis David The principal exponent of the Neoclassical reaction against the Rococo style, Jacques-Louis David won wide acclaim with his huge canvases on classical themes. The appointed painter to Napoleon, David developed his Empire style, notable for its use of warm Venetian colours, confirming his status as the most celebrated artist of his day.
National Gallery of Australia - It's almost 35 years since Anita Brookner's study of Jean-Louis David was published. I didn't expect such a full-scale biography of the artist, but Anita Brookner's placing of him in the context of the French Revolution and the rise and fall of Napoleon is beautifully researched and written.