Portrait of Antoine-Laurent Lavoisier and his wife
Jacques-Louis David · 1788
Why it's great
A famous chemist sits at a table of scientific instruments, as his wife leans on his shoulder. Lavoisier helped create modern chemistry, and his wife Marie-Anne was his partner in science. David painted them as a pair of modern, smart people. It's a landmark portrait of science.
Where to see it
📍 Metropolitan Museum of ArtNew York City, United States
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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.
