Jacques – Louis David Rhea Talwar 7696321 Susan Moffatt March 26‚ 12 We know that through out our Art History many artists have made themselves a name in this world. We have learned about the different periods of art history and the artist involved in those periods. Listening about all theses artists really touched me. There is so many to talk about‚ but I have pick one. Jacques Louis David was a great painter painting was considered his strength. He is one I really liked.
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David was the virtual art dictator of France for a generation. Extending beyond painting‚ his influence determined the course of fashion‚ furniture design‚ and interior decoration and was reflected in the development of moral philosophy. His art was a sudden and decisive break with tradition‚ and from this break "modern art" is dated. David studied with Vien‚ and after winning the Prix de Rome (which had been refused him four times‚ causing him to attempt suicide by starvation) he accompanied
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The Oath of the Horatii is a piece art painted in 1784 by French artist Jacques-Louis is a great piece representing sacrifice and patriotism. This painting depicts the Roman legend the two warring cities of Rome and Alba Longa each sending three soldiers to battle instead of starting a full blown war and whoever wins is declared the winning city will be declared the victorious city. This painting shows the three Roman soldiers preparing to go to battle. My initial reaction to this painting says
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Michael Edelman HST 313 3/28/2005 Caricature Paper Jacques-Louis David: Gouvernement Anglois (The English Government) Introduction: As one can expect from the very nature of political and social revolutions‚ there were some very unhappy people during the French revolution. The question here is why the French citizens of this time so upset were and was their discontent so great that a revolution could be justified? Furthermore‚ who and what will be the ultimate vehicle to bring the necessary
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Napoleon used artistic autonomy to manipulate the public to gain popularity in France and throughout Europe. Using visual representation of events and the notion he was able to spread the message that he had control to make the people know what he wanted them to know. On of the famous artist during Napoleon’s time was Jacques-Louis David who had a crucial role to play in Napoleon’s success. His art embodies the style of Neoclassicism which was commonly used during the French Revolution to portray
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¡§Napoleon at St. Bernard¡¨‚ which was painted by artist Jacques-Louis David in 1800‚ was a portrait of Napoleon as he leads his troops through the Swiss Alps. The French Revolution and Napoleon created dramatic events‚ which made a change in time period from Neoclassicism to Romanticism (Smith). There were many ways that Jacques-Louis David organized the painting so that it was considered a Romantic painting. Those ways were that it was a dramatic
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The story behind David’s “Oath of the Horatill” are the first book of Livy‚ “The History of Rome” (sections 24-6) which was elaborated by Dionysius in book 3 of his Roman Antiquities. It depicted a scene from a Roman legend about a rivalry between two warring cities‚ Rome and Alba Longa. And stresses the importance of masculine self-sacrifice for one’s country and patriotism when the male triplets from a Roman family‚ the Horatii‚ agree to end the war by combating three brothers
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The Oath of the Horatii seems to take place outside in a courtyard‚ whereas the Liberty painting appears to be in a city similar to New York City. According to DeWitte‚ author of Gateways of Art‚ The oath of the Horatii “shows a scene from early Roman history in which three brothers make a vow to their father to fight for Rome”(Gateways of Art 500). DeWitte also mentions‚ “the liberty Leading the People‚ by Eugène Delacroix (1798–1863)‚ depicts the French people bravely rising up against their government
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sense of maturity in the people or give remembrance to a bloody time. During the Neoclassical period‚ one painting that really tries to draw out a sense of duty among the people was Jacques-Louis David’s Oath of the Horatii. The painting portrays several people in Roman garments‚ these people are the three Horatii Brothers‚ who are reaching for weapons‚ their Father who holding weapons for them‚ and several women‚ who happen to be family of the three brothers‚ who also seem to be in a sorrowful
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Death of two beliefs The first work of art to I chose was from the Baroque period and it is titled‚ The Crucifixion of St Peter and its artist is Caravaggio. The second painting I focused on was‚ Death of Socrates‚ by Jacques-Louis David. These two works of Art can be compared because of their common theme of death. With death as a common theme‚ each artist still portrays different views and emotions that are associated with death. Both Artists’ portrayed an important figure in history standing up
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