Jacques-Louis David
30 August 1748 – 29 December 1825
Jacques-Louis David (1748-1825) was a French painter and the preeminent artist of Neoclassicism, whose works such as the Oath of the Horatii and The Death of Marat became emblems of Revolutionary France. An active Jacobin during the Revolution and later First Painter to Napoleon, he died in exile in Brussels after the Bourbon Restoration.
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Life events
Jacques-Louis David was born into a prosperous Parisian family; his father was killed in a duel when David was nine.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgDavid trained in the studio of Joseph-Marie Vien and at the Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgAfter several failed attempts, David won the Prix de Rome, France's top prize for young painters.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgDavid spent five formative years in Italy absorbing antique sculpture and the classical tradition.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgDavid married Marguerite Charlotte Pécoul, whose father's connections brought him important commissions.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgPainted in Rome and exhibited at the 1785 Paris Salon, the Oath of the Horatii became the defining image of Neoclassicism.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgAs a deputy for Paris during the French Revolution, David allied with the Jacobins and voted for the king's death.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgDavid memorialized the assassinated Revolutionary journalist Jean-Paul Marat in one of the most famous images of the Revolution.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgNapoleon named David his First Painter; David produced The Coronation of Napoleon between 1805 and 1807.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgExiled as a regicide after the Bourbon Restoration, David spent his final years in Brussels, where he died after being struck by a carriage.
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