FA 30b Chapter Notes - Chapter 23: Jacques-Louis David, Denis Diderot, Louis Davids
14 Apr 2017
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Art in the age of the enlightenment, 1750 1789 pages 785 819. Jean baptiste greuze"s the village bride was exhibited in the salon (an exhibition of members of the royal academy in the louvre). The moment shows a wedding right after the father has handed his son-in-law a dowry, which is recorded by a notary on the right. The figures are virtuous and filled with emotion. They have been compared to the noble figures in the works of poussin. The painting was greatly admired and influenced by. The climax of neoclassicism: the paintings of jacques louis david. Jacques louis david"s the oath of the horatii set the standard for the neoclassical with its classical formal qualities and moralizing content. The story is drawn from roman history and highlights the heroic character of the figures who have sworn to defend rome to the death. The artist rejected the poetic excess of the rococo in favor of a structured composition.
