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Jacques-Louis David

1748–1825 · born in Paris · died in Brussels

Jacques-Louis David was born in Paris and became the greatest painter of the Neoclassical style, inspired by ancient Greece and Rome. He supported the French Revolution and later became Napoleon's official painter. After Napoleon fell, he was forced into exile and spent his last years in Brussels, Belgium. He taught many famous students and shaped French art for generations.

31 paintings in the gallery

The Death of SocratesThe Death of Socrates1787The Oath of the HoratiiThe Oath of the Horatii1784The Coronation of NapoleonThe Coronation of Napoleon1807The Intervention of the Sabine WomenThe Intervention of the Sabine Women1799The Emperor Napoleon in His Study at the TuileriesThe Emperor Napoleon in His Study at the Tuileries1812Portrait of Madame RécamierPortrait of Madame Récamier1800Erasistratus Discovering the Cause of Antiochus' DiseaseErasistratus Discovering the Cause of Antiochus' Disease1774The Lictors Bring to Brutus the Bodies of His SonsThe Lictors Bring to Brutus the Bodies of His Sons1789The Death of SenecaThe Death of Seneca1773Andromache Mourning HectorAndromache Mourning Hector1782Portrait of Antoine-Laurent Lavoisier and his wifePortrait of Antoine-Laurent Lavoisier and his wife1788Paris and HelenParis and Helen1788Belisarius Begging for AlmsBelisarius Begging for Alms1781The Anger of AchillesThe Anger of Achilles1819The Tennis Court OathThe Tennis Court Oath1791The Distribution of the Eagle StandardsThe Distribution of the Eagle Standards1810The Fight Between Mars and MinervaThe Fight Between Mars and Minerva1771Portrait of Count Stanislas PotockiPortrait of Count Stanislas Potocki1780Portrait of Pope Pius VIIPortrait of Pope Pius VII1805The Funeral of PatroclusThe Funeral of Patroclus1778Sappho and PhaonSappho and Phaon1809Portrait of Alphonse LeroyPortrait of Alphonse Leroy1783Portrait of Madame Adélaide PastoretPortrait of Madame Adélaide Pastoret1791Portrait of Madame Marie-Louise TrudainePortrait of Madame Marie-Louise Trudaine1794Portrait of Pierre SériziatPortrait of Pierre Sériziat1795The Farewell of Telemachus and EucharisThe Farewell of Telemachus and Eucharis1818Belisarius Begging for AlmsBelisarius Begging for Alms1781Portrait of Antoine LavoisierPortrait of Antoine Lavoisier1788