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Click here to return to the Main Hall of Mr. Stolyarov's Gallery. |
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Click here to view Issue XX of The Rational Argumentator. |
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Click here to view The Rational Argumentator's Principal Index. |
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Jacques-Louis
David (1748-1825) was a neoclassical artist who applied his meticulous
technique to both subjects of Greek mythology and of his era, painting
images of Socrates and Bonaparte alike with an impression of pride
about the subjects. A sympathizer of the French Revolution, David
recognized that liberty from the oppressive hand of authoritarian
government was necessary for the creator to function. A similarly
prudent and freedom-oriented Napoleon I would name David "The First
Painter of the Empire." Refusing, after the exile of his patron, to
acknowledge the travesty of reinstated Bourbon rule, David fled to
Belgium, where his continuing dedication to the principles embodied by
the Napleonic Era was evident through such works as the portrait of
Marshal Gerard, a commander who served alongside Napoleon during the
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Jacques-Louis David: Napoleon Crossing the St. Bernard (1800-1801) |
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Jacques-Louis David: Consecration of the Emperor Napoleon I (1806-1807) |
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Jacques-Louis David: Bonaparte (1798) |
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Jacques-Louis David: Self Portrait (1794) |
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Jacques-Louis David: Napoleon in his Study (1812) |
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Jacques-Louis David: Monsieur Lavoisier and his Wife (1788) |
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Jacques-Louis David: Death of Socrates (1787) |
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Jacques-Louis David: Etienne-Maurice Gerard, Marshal of France (1816) |
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Jacques-Louis David: Count de Turenne (1816) |
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Jacques-Louis David: Count Potocki (1780-1781) |
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Jacques-Louis David: Monsieur Seriziat (1795) |
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Jacques-Louis David: Alphonse Leroy (1783) |
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