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David Paperback - 1999
by Lee, Simon
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In this comprehensive new book, Simon Lee employs the most up-to-date scholarship to present a view of European artist Jacques-Louis David (1748-1845) that incorporates artistic, political and social concerns. It also deals with his career and character and traces his changing relationships with his patrons.150 color illustrations.
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Details
- Title David
- Author Lee, Simon
- Binding Paperback
- Edition First Edition
- Condition Used - Good
- Pages 352
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Phaidon Press, Incorporated, Paris
- Publication date 1999-11-03
- Bookseller's Inventory # 6019864-6
- ISBN 9780714838045 / 0714838047
- Weight 1.52 lbs (0.69 kg)
- Dimensions 8.68 x 6.33 x 1.07 in (22.05 x 16.08 x 2.72 cm)
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Themes
- Chronological Period: 18th Century
- Chronological Period: 19th Century
- Chronological Period: 1800-1850
- Cultural Region: French
- Category Art & Art Instruction
- Library of Congress Catalogue Number 99233997
- Dewey Decimal Code B
- Quantity available 1
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From the jacket flap
More than any other artist, Jacques-Louis David (1748-1825) is identified with the dramatic upheaval of the French Revolution. As a liberal politician, he welcomed the promise of social change; as an artist he used his brush to glorify the Revolution's heroes and martyrs. When the political tide changed, David became Napoleon's chief painter, capturing the imperial pomp and contributing to the cult of military heroism.
In this engrossing account Simon Lee argues that David was the single most important European painter of the age, perfecting a style of dramatic and noble painting that matched exactly the contemporary desire for morally elevating images. A leading exponent of what was to be termed Neoclassicism, he was, however, capable of departing considerably from its ideals of understatement and restraint. Lee's account is the first to trace all aspects of David's career, from his intellectual interests to his entrepreneurial skills and his relationships with patrons. Drawing on the most recent research, he analyses David's stylistic innovations, his political engagement, his search for new audiences, and his changing attitudes to the depiction of virtue and patriotism.
