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Jacques Louis David and the French Revolution

Chapter 2: ILLUSTRATIONS
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An illustrated critical biography follows the career of Jacques-Louis David, showing his progression from Rococo-influenced early works to a spare Neoclassical manner aligned with revolutionary ideals. It connects stylistic choices to political commitments, discusses major history paintings and portraits that served as public statements, and examines his role within revolutionary circles and later association with the rising imperial regime. The author analyzes compositional techniques, patronage shifts, and the moral and civic themes in his imagery, while situating images, studies, and portraits within a broader narrative of artistic transformation during political upheaval.

ILLUSTRATIONS

Mlle. Charlotte du Val d’Ognes Frontispiece
Fig. 1 Madame de Servan (1799) 3
Fig. 2 H. Rigaud: Gentleman Playing a Bagpipe 3
Fig. 3 F. Boucher: Madame de Pompadour 3
Fig. 4 Minerva’s Conquest of Mars (1771) 4
Fig. 5 The Blind Belisarius (1781) 8
Fig. 6 The Oath of the Horatii (1784) 8
Fig. 7 Village Outside Rome (1788) 8
Fig. 8 View in Rome (1788) 8
Fig. 9 Pen Sketch of Marie Antoinette (1793)
Made from the artist’s window as the tumbril halted on the way to the scaffold
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Fig. 10 Study from the Italian Sketchbook (1788) 14
Fig. 11 Michel Gérard and his Family (1789) 18
Fig. 12 Portrait of Barêre (1793) 22
Fig. 13 Lavoisier and his Wife (1787) 26
Fig. 14 Mme. de Richmond and her Son (c. 1800) 26
Fig. 15 Le Pelletier (1793) From engraving in the Louvre 26
Fig. 16 Marat (1793) 26
Fig. 17 Danton (1799) From drawing in the Museum, Lille 26
Fig. 18 Madame Seriziat and Son (1795) 32
Fig. 19 Monsieur Seriziat (1795) 32
Fig. 20 Marat (1793) 38
Fig. 21 St. Just (1792) 44
Fig. 22 Self Portrait 44
Fig. 23 Woman of the Revolution (1795) 51
Fig. 24 Napoleon as First Consul (1797) 51
Fig. 25 Portrait of Vigée LeBrun (1793) 54
Fig. 26 Madame Recamier (1800) 54
Fig. 27 Ingres as a Boy (1795) 54