Contributions

  • David, Jacques Louis, 1748-1825. - Contributor

Publication

1999 - Yale University Press, New Haven, Conn, Connecticut

Language

English

Word Count

93,500 words, Guess

Page Count

374 pages

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and 2 more
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  • LibraryThing947653

Classifications

  • DDC759.4
  • LCCND553.D25 L35 1999

Description

"Twice imprisoned after the fall of Robespierre, French painter Jacques-Louis David (1748-1825) faced an artistic and personal crisis as the political and cultural values he had embraced crumbled in the mid-1790s. This book examines the crucial period of David's artistic career as he struggled both to "save his neck" and to recast his identity in the aftermath of the Reign of Terror. Ewa Lajer-Burcharth examines David's work in the context of the larger cultural and social formations emerging in France and offers a new perspective on his paintings and on French artistic culture at an important point in its history."--BOOK JACKET.

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759.4HistoryPsychologyNd553.d25 l35 1999Art and the revolutionCriticism and interpretationDavid, jacques louis, 1748-1825

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