
Jacques-Louis David was a French painter born on 30 August 1748 in Paris, France. Despite the influence of successful family members who were architects, David chose to pursue an art career. He first received art instructions under Joseph-Marie Vien before enrolling at the Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture in 1766.
Coupling his determination with great ability, David made his mark on European art, winning awards, earning recognition, receiving commissions, and painting masterpieces. His association with Napoleon Bonaparte, who knighted him in 1803, further increased his reputation. Jacques-Louis spent his last day painting and teaching art in Brussels, exiled after the fall of Napoleon in 1815. He died on December 29, 1825.
What was Jacques-Louis David Known For?
Jacques-Louis David was known not only for his art but also for his political involvement. David managed to use his status as a reputable artist to enter the political sphere. During this period, Jacques-Louis painted scenes that served as a symbol for the Revolutionary movement. He also received commissions from wealthy patrons to paint portraits.
Who was Jacques-Louis David Influenced By?
History and political propaganda influenced most of Jacques-Louis David’s works. His earlier works were depictions of historical and mythological scenes. Subsequently, the subject of his paintings gradually shifted to politically-themed motifs, making him a significant figure in the French Revolution.
What Art Movement was Jacques-Louis David Associated With?
Jacques-Louis David was associated with the Neoclassicism art movement. Neoclassicism is a movement that focuses on history painting – depicting stories from the Bible, history, and various mythologies. The movement arose in opposition to the decorative and whimsical style of the Roccoco art movement.
Jacques-Louis David Artwork
Through his excellent mastery of color and draftsmanship, David etched his name into European art history. Below are some of his artworks
Cupid and Psyche
Madame David
Mars Being Disarmed by Venus
Napoleon Crossing the Alps
Portrait of Madame Récamier
Portrait of the Sisters Zenaide and Charlotte Bonaparte
Sappho and Phaon
The Anger of Achilles
The Coronation of Napoleon
The Death of Seneca
The Death of Socrates
The Death of Young Bara
The Farewell of Telemachus and Eucharis
The Intervention of the Sabine Women
The Lictors Bring to Brutus the Bodies of His Sons
The Loves of Paris and Hele
The Oath of Horatii
Unfinished portrait of General Bonaparte
All Jacques-Louis David Artwork on Artchive
Artwork Name |
Year |
Medium |
Portrait of the Young Ingres |
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oil,canvas |
Psyche Abandoned |
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Queen Marie Antoinette on the way to her execution |
1793 |
pen,ink,paper |
Robertine Tourteau, Marquise d'Orvilliers |
1790 |
oil,canvas |
Sappho and Phaon |
1809 |
oil,canvas |
Self Portrait |
c.1790 |
oil,canvas |
Self Portrait |
1791 |
oil,canvas |
Sorrow |
1773 |
chalk,paper |
St. Roch Praying to the Virgin for an End to the Plague |
1780 |
oil,canvas |
Study after Michelangelo |
1790 |
chalk |
The Death of Seneca |
1773 |
oil,canvas |
The Empress Josephine Kneeling with Mme de la Rochefoucauld and Mme de la Valett |
1806 |
crayon,graphite |
The Farewell of Telemachus and Eucharis |
1818 |
oil,canvas |
The Funeral of Patroclus |
1778 |
oil,canvas |
The Grief of Andromache |
1782 |
chalk,pen,ink,paper |
The Judgment of Paris |
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|
The Oath in the Tennis Court |
1791 |
oil,pen,pencil,ink,canvas |
The Pain of Andromache |
1783 |
oil,canvas |
The Poetess Sappho |
|
|
The Representatives of the People on Duty |
1794 |
pen,ink |
The Sisters Zenaide and Charlotte-Bonaparte |
1821 |
oil,canvas |
The Tennis Court Oath |
|
|
Comte Henri Amedee Mercure De Turenne Daynac |
|
|
Madame De Pastoret and Her Son |
|
|
Allegory of the French People Offering the Crown and Sceptre to the King |
1792 |
|
Antiochus and Stratonice |
1774 |
oil,canvas |
The Tennis Court Oath, 20th June 1789 |
1791 |
pen,paper |
The Three Horatii Brothers |
1785 |
chalk |
Unfinished portrait of General Bonaparte |
c.1797 - 1798 |
oil,canvas |
View of the interior of the tennis court |
1790 - 1791 |
chalk |
View of the Luxembourg Gardens in Paris |
1794 |
oil,canvas |
View of the Tiber and Castel St. Angelo |
1776 |
chalk |
Woman in a Turban |
1794 |
pen,ink |
Apelles Painting Campaspe in the Presence of Alexander the Great |
|
|
A Vestal Virgin Crowned With Flowers |
1783 |
oil,canvas |
Belisarius Begging for Alms |
1781 |
oil,canvas |
Brutus |
1790 |
chalk |
Caricature of the English Government |
1793 |
etching |
Christ on the Cross |
1782 |
oil,canvas |
Cupid and Psyche |
1817 |
oil,canvas |
Deputies swearing oaths |
1791 |
chalk,pen,ink |
Diana and Apollo piercing with their arrows the children of Niobe |
1772 |
oil,canvas |
Emmanuel Joseph Sieyes |
1817 |
oil,canvas |
Equestrian Portrait of Stanislas Kostka Potocki |
1781 |
oil,canvas |
Etienne Maurice Gerard |
|
|
Gaspard Meyer or The Man in the Red Waistcoat |
1795 |
oil,canvas |
General Etienne Maurice Gerard |
|
|
Head of Marat |
1793 |
pen,ink,paper |
Homer Reciting his Verses to the Greeks |
1794 |
chalk,pen,ink,paper |
Jacobus Blauw |
1795 |
oil,canvas |
Jacques Louis David In his workshop |
|
|
Leonidas at Thermopylae |
1814 |
oil,canvas |
Louis XVI Showing the Constitution to his Son, the Dauphin |
1792 |
|
Madame David |
|
|
Madame Pierre Seriziat (nee Emilie Pecoul) with her Son, Emile |
1795 |
oil,canvas |
Mademoiselle Guimard |
c.1773 |
oil,canvas |
Male Nude known as Hector |
1778 |
oil,canvas |
Mars Disarmed by Venus and the Three Graces |
1824 |
oil,canvas |
Minerva |
1776 - 1777 |
pen,ink |
Napoleon Crossing the Alps at the St Bernard Pass, 20th May 1800 |
c.1800 - 1801 |
oil,canvas |
Napoleon Holding Josephine's Crown |
1805 |
crayon |
Nude study of Pope Pius VII |
1805 |
crayon |
Oath of the Army to the Emperor |
|
|
Patroclus |
1780 |
oil,canvas |
Pope Pius VII with the Cardinal Caprara |
c.1805 |
oil,panel |
Portrait de Marie-Joséphine Buron |
c.1769 |
oil,canvas |
Portrait of Michel-Jean Sedaine |
c.1772 |
oil,canvas |
Portrait of Alphonse Leroy |
1783 |
oil,canvas |
Portrait of Anne Marie Louise Thélusson, Countess of Sorcy |
1790 |
oil,canvas |
Portrait of a young Woman in a Turban |
|
oil,canvas |
Portrait of a Young Woman in White |
|
|
Portrait of Charles-Pierre Pecoul |
1784 |
oil,canvas |
Portrait of Mr. Cooper Penrose |
1802; Paris, France |
oil,canvas |
Portrait of Countess Daru |
1810 |
oil,canvas |
Portrait of Francois Buron |
1769 |
oil,canvas |
Portrait of Philippe-Laurent de Joubert |
|
oil,canvas |
Portrait of Pierre Seriziat the artist's brother-in-law |
1795 |
oil,canvas |
Portrait of Pope Pius VII |
1805 |
oil,canvas |
Portrait of Suzanne Le Pelletier de Saint Fargeau |
1804 |
oil,canvas |
Portrait of the Comtesse Vilain XIII and Her Daughter |
|
|
Portrait of the Countess Vilain XIIII and Her Daughter |
1816 |
oil,canvas |
Portrait of the flutist, Francois Devienne |
|
|
Portrait of the Sisters Zenaide and Charlotte Bonaparte |
|
|
Portrait of Jacobus Blauw |
|
|
Portrait of Jacques Francois Desmaisons |
1782 |
oil,canvas |
Portrait of Jeanbon Saint André |
1795 |
chalk,pen,ink |
Portrait of Jean-Pierre Delahaye |
|
|
Portrait of Madame Adelaide Pastoret |
1791 - 1792 |
oil,canvas |
Portrait of Madame Charles-Louis Trudaine |
c.1791 - 1792 |
oil,canvas |
Portrait of Madame Charles-Pierre Pecoul, nee Potain, mother-in-law of the artist |
1784 |
oil,canvas |
Portrait of Marguerite Charlotte David |
1813 |
oil,canvas |
Study for the Distribution of the Eagle Standards |
1808 |
pen,ink |
Suzanne Le Peletier De Saint Fargeau |
|
|
The Anger of Achilles |
1819 |
oil,canvas |
The Army Takes An Oath to the Emperor After the Distribution of Eagles |
|
|
The Arrival at the Hôtel de Ville |
|
pen,ink |
The Combat of Mars and Minerva |
1771 |
oil,canvas |
The Death of Bara |
1794 |
oil,canvas |
The Sabine Women |
1799 |
Oil on Canvas |
Count Potocki |
1780-81 |
Oil On Canvas |
Count Francais De Nantes |
1811 |
Oil On Canvas |
Alphonse Leroy |
1783 |
Oil On Canvas |
General Gerard |
1816 |
Oil On Canvas |
The Marquise D'orvilliers |
1790 |
Oil On Canvas |
Countess Daru |
1810 |
Oil On Canvas |
Andromache Mourning Hector |
1783 |
Oil On Canvas |
Paris and Helen |
1788 |
Oil on Canvas |
Madame de Verninac |
1798 - 1799 |
Oil on Canvas |
Self-portrait |
1794 |
Oil on Canvas |
Consecration of the Emperor Napoleon I and Coronation of the Empress |
1807 |
Oil on Canvas |
Death of Marat |
1793 |
Oil on Canvas |
Monsieur Lavoisier and his Wife |
1788 |
Oil on Canvas |
Monsieur Seriziat |
1795 |
Oil on Canvas |
Napoleon in His Study |
1812 |
Oil on Canvas |
The Lictors Bring to Brutus the Bodies of His Sons |
1789 |
Oil on Canvas |
The Oath of the Horatii |
1784 |
Oil on Canvas |
Bonaparte |
1798 |
Oil on Canvas |
Madame Recamier |
1800 |
Oil on Canvas |
The Death of Socrates |
1787 |
Oil on Canvas |