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... Jacques Louis David was the first political painter, and a true revolutionary, but one cannot disengage his art work from the social and political systems of the period. Therefore, this essay will present an overview of the social context and systems of Pre Revolution France, Neoclassicism and how David’s work was influenced by it and how his work influenced it. ...
In 1661 King Louis XIV, gave the academy his benefaction, and he appointed his Prime Minister as the Vice Protector of the Academy. ...
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In 1793 after the French Revolution, the Academy became the Institute de France under Jacques Louis David, who established a wide spread teaching network to encourage Neoclassicism. ... Biography of David
David was born in Paris to a wealthy merchant family in 1748. ...
In 1776, David began his studies at the Royal Academy in France and like many of his counterpart students; he set out to win the Prix de Rome. ...
Mythology became a subject of particular interest to David, and on his return to Paris in 1780; he began to work on art that depicted it. In 1871 David was made an associate member of the academy for his masterful depiction of one of the greatest military commanders of Rome, Belisarius, in oils, Belisaire demandant laumone (1781, Oil on canvas). ... The most prominent of these being the Oath of Horatii (1784-85, Oil on canvas), which was a commission by Louis XVI as part of a program to depict French History in art. ...
David played an active role in the political events preceding, during and after the Revolution. ... To David, this included the Academy, as its stringent standards left artists restricted in their work. ... Shortly after, Robespierre (Jacobin leader) and his closest supporters were overthrown and executed and David was arrested twice and only just escaped with his life. This period saw the end of David’s political radicalism, but an advance in his work. ...
In 1797 David met Napoleon Bonaparte, and shortly after his first encounter he became Napoleon’s official court painter. ...
1815 saw Napoleons downfall and David was exiled. ... Jacques Louis David died in his studio in Brussels in 1825. ... An Analysis of David’s Work
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David’s image depicts the three brothers pledging an oath to the state with their father.
Approximate Word count = 1841
Approximate Pages = 7.4
(250 words per page double spaced)
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