Oath of the Horatii
Painting by Jacques-Louis David
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Oath of the Horatii is a large painting by the French artist Jacques-Louis David painted in 1784 and 1785 and now on display in the Louvre in Paris. The painting immediately became a huge success with critics and the public and remains one of the... Wikipedia
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Oath of the Horatii is a large painting by the French artist Jacques-Louis David painted in 1784 and 1785 and now on display in the Louvre in Paris.
It depicts three men, brothers, saluting toward three swords held up by their father as the women behind him grieve—no one had ever seen a painting like it.
It depicts three men, brothers, saluting toward three swords held up by their father as the women behind him grieve—no one had ever seen a painting like it.
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Jacques-Louis David (French, 1748-?1825), Oath of the Horatii, 1786, oil on canvas, 130.2 x 166.7 cm (51.3 x 65.6 in), Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, Ohio.
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Posted: Mar 9, 2019
Posted: Mar 9, 2019
Oath of the Horatii, oil painting by French artist Jacques-Louis David that was completed in 1785. The work, depicting a scene from Roman legend, ...
In a composition inspired by classical relief sculpture, the three Horatii brothers of Rome swear an oath before their father. They vow to fight to the death ...
As was traditional, David's Oath of the Horatii was commissioned by the King as the summation of David's five years of study in Rome. Such a work was to be ...
This painting is considered the height of classicism . The deliberate and exaggerated glorification of antiquity is the main theme of this era. Helmets, swords ...
Feb 13, 2017 · In 1987 Albert Boime wrote about how “the brothers stretch out their arms in a salute that has since become associated with tyranny. The “hail ...
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