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Monday, June 22, 2009
Jacques-Louis David
3:41 PM | 
Posted by
Alex "Boti" Fernandez |
Jacques-Louis David
1748 – 1825
My favorite painter, a painter in the neoclassical style, to some the greatest painter of his time, but i would say the greatest political painter of all time, his power to express anything with his paintings is unparalleled, be it with hues and shadows (The Lictors Bring to Brutus the Bodies of His Sons, 1789), with allegory (The Oath of the Horatii, 1784) or just plain realism (The Death of Marat, 1793) his message was delivered. I am not political so his personal views are not my interest but his artwork has an incredible feel to realism and conveyed the message to the point of having a major impact in the french revolution.
The video above is a BBC program that focused on 8 artist its called "The power of art" by Simon Schama. Although i don't totally agree with some of his comments the show is very comprehensive and gives a extended insight on his life as well as his paintings and the impact they had on the french society. I have added the 1st part of the 6 part video above, but if interested in seeing the whole show they can be easily found on youtube.com.
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