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French
b.Aug. 30, 1748, Paris
d.Dec. 29, 1825, Brussels
Jacques-Louis David is famous for his huge, dramatic canvasses of Napoleon and other historical figures, including Oath of the Horatii (1784), Death of Marat (1793) and The Sabine Women (1799). Early in his career he was a leader in the neoclassical movement; later his subjects became more modern and political. David was himself active in the French Revolution as a supporter of Robespierre and is sometimes called the chief propagandist for the Revolution; after the Reign of Terror ended he was briefly imprisoned for his actions. When Napoleon took power David became his court painter and created several grand canvasses of the Emperor, including the heroic Napoleon Bonaparte Crossing the Alps (1801) and the enormous Coronation of Napoleon and Josephine (1807). David also painted Napoleon in His Study (1812), with its famous image of Napoleon with one hand tucked inside his vest. After Napoleon ouster David went in exile to Brussels, where he remained until his 1825 death
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Mars Disarmed by Venus and the Three Graces
Painting ID:: 711
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1824
Musees Royaux des Beaux Arts, Brussels
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Portrait of the Count de Turenne
Painting ID:: 712
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1816
Ny Carlsberg Glypotek, Copenhagen
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Cupid and Psyche1
Painting ID:: 713
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1817
The Cleveland Museum of Art
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Leonidas at Thermopylae
Painting ID:: 714
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1814
Musee du Louvre, Paris
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Portrait of Pope Pius VII_2
Painting ID:: 715
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1805
Musee du Louvre, Paris
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