- Rafaël
- Jan 12
- 1 min read
Who is Jacques-Louis David? 🏛🧑🎨 -
Salut à tou.te.s,
Jacques-Louis David est célèbre pour ses portraits grandioses de Napoléon et pour son rôle de chef de file du mouvement néoclassique. Il est intéressant de noter que son premier choix fut de revisiter les thèmes classiques, comme la mythologie grecque. Cependant, son engagement dans la Révolution française l'a amené à peindre des situations contemporaines, telles que « Le Sacre de Napoléon », ce qui, paradoxalement, a fait de lui l'un des peintres les plus avant-gardistes de sa génération. Cette année, le Musée du Louvre célèbre le bicentenaire de sa mort par une énorme exposition.
Jacques-Louis David is renowned for his grandiose paintings of Napoleon, as well as for being a leader of the neoclassical movement. Interestingly, his first choice was to bring back classical themes, such as Greek mythology. However, because of his involvement in the French Revolution, he started painting contemporary situations, such as “The Coronation of Napoleon”, which ironically made him one of the most avant-garde painters of his generation. This year, the Louvre Museum is celebrating the bicentennial of his death with a major exhibition.
Preparation:
watch this week's episode about Jacques-Louis David: https://youtu.be/AC4c_r7uOG8 (Subtitles are available in French and English by clicking on the CC button on the YouTube control bar).
(optional) watch related episodes: Napoléon, Louis XVI, Eugène Delacroix
pick your favorite among his paintings
prepare one or two questions
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Rafaël