#jaques-louis david

[devushka99]

Jaques-Louis David, Marat assassiné, 13 juillet 1793

Normally in Brussels, currently at the Louvre for the David exhibit

[gleichschenklig]

The Coronation of Napoleon, 1808 by Jacques-Louis David.

[une-reveuse]

"The Poetess Sappho" by Jaques-Louis David, 1819

[chaotic-academiamelb]

Jacques-Louis David, Intervention of the Sabine Women, 1799

Images found via google

An interesting fact about this painting that few know is that Jacques-Louis David requested specifically that his painting be presented at the bottom of the salon walls. With this, he also wanted a large mirror to be placed adjacent to the painting so that visitors could appear as though they were part of the scene.

Others have noted that it's possible that this painting was a way of uniting french citizens as it was exhibited after the revolution. Another aspect that hints at this theory are that the shield spelling "ROMA", when viewed in the mirror, spells "AMOR" (LOVE). In addition, the tale of the sabine women uniting a divided Rome acting as a metaphor for a divided France.

However, since this was painted during the revolution few agree on this theory, as he would not have known when the political resistance would ever dissolve.

[moodyspoodys]

Only Tristan’s this crazy to put a collar on an acid space worm and hop on it, earning eyerolls from OJ and adding bamboozle points to Aiden’s “how’s he still alive” list

I had so much fun with this classical painting redraw challenge! I took Jaques-Louis David’s painting on the table, it’s looking cool

More of Tristan and War Machines universum at @blacksmiley-c >3

[stavanpancholi]

‘The death of Socrates’ by painter Jacques-Louis David, 1787. France.

[moonysbrokenheart]

The Death of Marat, Jacques-Louis David, 1793

[eulitina]

the intervention of the sabine women, detail // charcoal on a2