More than any other artist, Jacques-Louis David (1748-1825) is
identified with the dramatic upheaval of the French Revolution. As
a liberal politician, he welcomed the promise of social change; as
an artist he used his brush to glorify the Revolution's heroes and
martyrs. When the political tide changed, David became Napoleon's
chief painter, capturing the imperial pomp and contributing to the
cult of military heroism.
In this engrossing account Simon Lee argues that David was the
single most important European painter of the age, perfecting a
style of dramatic and noble painting that matched exactly the
contemporary desire for morally elevating images. A leading
exponent of what was to be termed Neoclassicism, he was, however,
capable of departing considerably from its ideals of understatement
and restraint. Lee's account is the first to trace all aspects of
David's career, from his intellectual interests to his
entrepreneurial skills and his relationships with patrons. Drawing
on the most recent research, he analyses David's stylistic
innovations, his political engagement, his search for new
audiences, and his changing attitudes to the depiction of virtue
and patriotism.
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