Jacques-Louis David
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
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A landmark work of art history and criticism, Anita Brookner's study of Jacques-Louis David presents a penetrating and authoritative account of the French Neoclassical painter who became the defining artistic voice of the Revolutionary and Napoleonic eras. Brookner chronicles David's remarkable trajectory from his early academic training and his transformative years in Rome to his ascent as the preeminent painter of the French Republic, examining masterworks such as The Death of Marat and The Oath of the Horatii with scholarly precision and elegant prose. She argues that David's genius lay not merely in his technical mastery but in his extraordinary ability to harness the power of classical antiquity in service of urgent political and moral ideals. Written with the same refined intelligence that would later distinguish Brookner's celebrated novels, the text illuminates the complex relationship between art, ideology, and power in one of history's most turbulent periods. This remains an essential and beautifully written critical biography for anyone seeking to understand the man who shaped the visual identity of an age.
Author: Anita Brookner
Format: Hardback
Published: 1980, Chatto & Windus
Genre: History of arts
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
A landmark work of art history and criticism, Anita Brookner's study of Jacques-Louis David presents a penetrating and authoritative account of the French Neoclassical painter who became the defining artistic voice of the Revolutionary and Napoleonic eras. Brookner chronicles David's remarkable trajectory from his early academic training and his transformative years in Rome to his ascent as the preeminent painter of the French Republic, examining masterworks such as The Death of Marat and The Oath of the Horatii with scholarly precision and elegant prose. She argues that David's genius lay not merely in his technical mastery but in his extraordinary ability to harness the power of classical antiquity in service of urgent political and moral ideals. Written with the same refined intelligence that would later distinguish Brookner's celebrated novels, the text illuminates the complex relationship between art, ideology, and power in one of history's most turbulent periods. This remains an essential and beautifully written critical biography for anyone seeking to understand the man who shaped the visual identity of an age.