Jacques-Louis David
French, 1748–1825
Born in Paris; died in Brussels.
David was the leading painter of French Neoclassicism. After winning the Prix de Rome he studied antiquity in Italy, and in the 1780s produced severe, moralising history paintings such as The Oath of the Horatii and The Death of Socrates. During the Revolution he was a deputy who voted for the king’s execution and painted The Death of Marat; he later became first painter to Napoleon. After the Bourbon restoration he lived in exile in Brussels, where he died.
Written by Ochre Editions.
- In the collection
- 4 worksDated 1787–1817
- Mostly
- Painting, Drawings
- Courtesy of
- The Met, The Cleveland Museum of Art
