Andromache Mourning Hector
Jacques-Louis David · 1782
Why it's great
A widow kneels at the bed of her husband Hector, a hero of the Trojan War, with her young son by her side. David painted this scene from Homer's Iliad. It has a stark, heartbreaking feeling. It helped earn him membership at the French Academy.
Where to see it
📍 Louvre MuseumParis, France
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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.
