Jacques-Louis David : 5 Articles

Read 5 exclusive articles related to "Jacques-Louis David" on Artmajeur magazine

Are you a fan of the shower or the bathtub?

Art history • 9 minutes read
I imagine the opposite poles of the world idelely inhabited by species with conflicting views to say the least, for example, the one by life forms who love cats, while the other by those who side with dogs...

Portraits of powerful people and celebrities

icon • 8 minutes read
Art, since ancient times, has always immortalized prominent personalities, mostly belonging to the world of politics and religion. Since the fifties of the twentieth century, however, join the above categories also those of the characters of show business...

To avoid the guillotine, the famous painter David hid the external signs of Lavoisier's wealth in his portrait

Art History • 4 minutes read
How the painter David concealed the external signs of wealth of the Lavoisier couple in his famous painting "Portrait d'Antoine‑Laurent Lavoisier et de sa Femme" (the portrait of Antoine‑Laurent Lavoisier and his wife) - one of the most famous paintings of the French Riviera's elite from the 1770s to the 18th Century.

How was Impressionism born?

Art History • 12 minutes read
Second episode of our series dedicated to the Impressionist saga: Today, we take a look at the birth of a movement in brutal opposition with its time. 1860: between conservative academicism and disruptive impressionism: nothing goes right in the Art World.

When Cinema pays tribute to Masterpieces of Art History

Art History • 8 minutes read
Today, we're going to find out how art is expressed through the camera. Whether it's biographical films describing emblematic artistic trajectories, subtle references or homages known by everyone, one thing is sure: Art is everywhere!

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