Jacques-Louis David (French, 1748–1825)

Happy birthday to Jacques Louis David, born this day in 1748. David championed a style of rigorous contours, sculpted forms, and polished surfaces. Learn more about his role in art history and view a slideshow: http://met.org/1fIt0YB

Jacques Louis David (French, 1748–1825) | The Death of Socrates | 1787

Kimbell Art Museum

Join us Friday night at 6 p.m. for the free special lecture by Thomas E. Crow. Crow will discuss Jacques-Louis David’s exile and subsequent artistic rejuvenation through the tragic “Anger of Achilles,” in the Kimbell’s collection.

雅克-路易·大衛(Jacques-Louis David)名畫《馬拉之死》(Mort de Marat)是一個凶殺案現場，但浴缸里卻看不到馬拉。

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2. Jacques-Louis David

   Painter
3. Jacques-Louis David was an influential French painter in the Neoclassical style, considered to be the preeminent painter of the era. Wikipedia
5. Born: August 30, 1748, Paris, France
6. Died: December 29, 1825, Brussels, Belgium
7. Period: Neoclassicism

British Museum

Jacques-Louis David died ‪#‎onthisday‬ in 1825. Here’s his portrait of Brutus http://ow.ly/G70vX