Jacques-Louis David

French · 1748–1825 · Painter, Printmaker

Jacques-Louis David was a French painter in the Neoclassical style, considered to be the preeminent painter of the era. In the 1780s, his cerebral brand of history painting… (Wikipedia)

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Jacques-Louis David was a French painter in the Neoclassical style, considered to be the preeminent painter of the era. In the 1780s, his cerebral brand of history painting marked a change in taste away from Rococo frivolity toward classical austerity, severity, and heightened feeling, which harmonized with the moral climate of the final years of the Ancien Régime.

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Born 1748, ParisDied 1825, BrusselsOccupation Painter, Printmaker, DraughtsmanWikidata Q83155 ↗ULAN 500115221 ↗Museum works 24

Neoclassicism

Also known as Cen David, David, david jacques-louis, David Jak Lui, David L., David Louis, jac. louis david, jacques l. david and 6 other name forms

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

Jacques-Louis David, Antoine Laurent Lavoisier (1743–1794) and Marie Anne Lavoisier (Marie Anne Pierrette Paulze, 1758–1836) — **Antoine Laurent Lavoisier (1743–1794) and Marie Anne Lavoisier (Marie Anne Pierrette Paulze, 1758–1836)**1788 · Oil on canvas
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Purchase, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wrightsman Gif…

Jacques-Louis David, The Death of Socrates — **The Death of Socrates**1787 · Oil on canvas
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Collection, Wolfe F…

Jacques-Louis David, General Étienne-Maurice Gérard (1773–1852) — **General Étienne-Maurice Gérard (1773–1852)**1816 · Oil on canvas
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Purchase, Rogers and Fletcher Funds, and Mary…

Jacques-Louis David, Madame David — **Madame David**1813 · oil on canvas
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Samuel H. Kress Collection — Open Access…

Jacques-Louis David, The Emperor Napoleon in His Study at the Tuileries — **The Emperor Napoleon in His Study at the Tuileries**1812 · oil on canvas
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Samuel H. Kress Collection — Open Access…

Jacques-Louis David, The Lictors Bringing Brutus the Bodies of his Sons — **The Lictors Bringing Brutus the Bodies of his Sons**1787 · Black chalk, pen and black and brown ink, brush and gray and brown wash, heightened with white gouache
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Purchase, Lila Acheson Wallace Gift, 2006 — O…

Jacques-Louis David, Hermaphrodite — **Hermaphrodite**ca. 1780 or ca. 1810 · Black chalk on paper
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Robert Lehman Collection, 1975 — Open Access …

Jacques-Louis David, Seated Gentleman — **Seated Gentleman**ca. 1810 · Black chalk on paper squared for transfer
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Robert Lehman Collection, 1975 — Open Access …

Jacques-Louis David, Roman Statue of a Muse (Anchyrrhoe) — **Roman Statue of a Muse (Anchyrrhoe)**pen and black ink with gray wash on laid paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund — Open Access (CC0)

Jacques-Louis David, Roman Statue of a Standing Woman — **Roman Statue of a Standing Woman**red chalk with brown wash on laid paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund — Open Access (CC0)

Jacques-Louis David, Thirius de Pautrizel — **Thirius de Pautrizel**June or July 1795 · pen and gray ink with gray wash and pale brown wash (on the face) over touches of graphite, heightened with white gouache on laid paper, laid down on an old circular mount
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of Walter H. and Leonore Annenberg,…

Jacques-Louis David, An Antique Sculpture of a Horse — **An Antique Sculpture of a Horse**1780 · graphite on laid paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon —…

Jacques-Louis David, Brief aan Auguste Gaspard Louis Desnoyers — **Brief aan Auguste Gaspard Louis Desnoyers**1819-01-13
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam ↗
Public domain · Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam — public domain

Jacques-Louis David, Belisarius Begging for Alms — **Belisarius Begging for Alms**1784
Department of Paintings of the Louvre ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Department of Paintings of the Louvre

Jacques-Louis David, Vue des Jardins du Luxembourg — **Vue des Jardins du Luxembourg**1794
Department of Paintings of the Louvre ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Department of Paintings of the Louvre

Jacques-Louis David, Untitled — **Untitled**1790
Department of Paintings of the Louvre ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Department of Paintings of the Louvre

Jacques-Louis David, Saint Jerome Hears the Trumpet of the Last Judgment — **Saint Jerome Hears the Trumpet of the Last Judgment**1779
Musée de la civilisation ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Musée de la civilisation

Jacques-Louis David, Portrait Pierre Sériziat — **Portrait Pierre Sériziat**1790
National Gallery of Canada ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — National Gallery of Canada

Jacques-Louis David, Portrait of Ignazio Degotti — **Portrait of Ignazio Degotti**1850
http://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/genid/dc25bea3a0a87bb0d4384251fb7d0bd1 ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — http://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/g…

Jacques-Louis David, Young Woman with a Turban — **Young Woman with a Turban**1780
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Jacques-Louis David, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Cleveland Museum of Art

Jacques-Louis David, Cupid and Psyche — **Cupid and Psyche**1817 · oil on canvas
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund — Open Access (CC0)

Jacques-Louis David, Madame de Pastoret and Her Son — **Madame de Pastoret and Her Son**1791–92 · Oil on canvas
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Clyde M. Carr Fund and Major Acquisitions Endowment…

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), National Gallery of Art open data (CC0), Art Institute of Chicago API (CC0), The Met Open Access (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

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