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Author Schnapper, Antoine.

Title David / Antoine Schnapper ; [English translation by Helga Harrison]
Published New York : Alpine Fine Arts Collection, 1982

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 WATERFT ART&ARCH  759.4 David Sch/Das  AVAILABLE
Description 311 pages : 191 illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm
Contents 1. On the threshold -- 2. Rome -- 3. From Belisarius to Brutus -- 4. The revolution -- 5. Return to Antiquity -- 6. David and Napoleon -- 7. Exile -- Bibliography -- Index
Summary "It is very rare to find artists who have played real political roles. This is, however, true of David (1748-1825), who lived through the most eventful period in all French history, from the Ancien Régime to the restoration. He was a deputy to the Convention, voted lfor the death of the King, became a member of the Comité de Sû̂reté Générale and for a time inspired the cultural policy of the country." -- Book jacket
Notes Bibliography: p.303
English translation by Helga Harrison of: David : temoin de son temps
Includes index
Bibliography Includes bibliography: page 303
Notes Also issued online
Subject David, Jacques Louis, 1748-1825.
Artists -- France -- Biography.
Neoclassicism (Art) -- France.
Painters -- France -- Biography.
Painting, French.
Genre/Form Biographies.
Author David, Jacques Louis, 1748-1825.
LC no. 84244240
ISBN 0933516592
9780933516595