Jacques-Louis David – Artwork & Bio of the French Painter

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 oil,canvas
Psyche Abandoned
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
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
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