September 17, 2011
hmm…

hmm…

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September 9, 2011

Death of Marat, 1793
Jaques-Louis David 

what’s an artwork you’ve never been able to see in real life that you wish you could?

trilltrillian answered: The Death of Marat. I went all the way to Brussels, and that section of the museum was “gesloten” for the day, and we left the next day. Gah!

^That’s one I’ve always wanted to see too! 

 

 

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August 30, 2011
^^ Me in Art of the 1960’s.

^^ Me in Art of the 1960’s.

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August 23, 2011

caravaggista:

Think history’s boring? Think again.

Learn more about the excitement and violence surrounding the Raft of the Medusa, the Gross Clinic, the Death of Marat, and the Third of May.

(It is not intentional that all of these pieces are from the 18th-19th centuries.)

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Filed under: Art History History Goya David Gericault Eakins Marat Raft of the Medusa Third of May Spain Art Boring Academia Violence 
August 7, 2011
cavetocanvas: Cupid and Psyche - Jacques-Louis David, 1817 this is in Cleveland! 

cavetocanvas:

Cupid and Psyche - Jacques-Louis David, 1817

this is in Cleveland! 

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March 13, 2011
Napoleon in His Study, 1812Jacques-Louis David 

Napoleon in His Study, 1812
Jacques-Louis David 

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Filed under: art art history painting neoclassicism david napoleon 
March 25, 2010
Death of MaratJaques-Louis David 1793  There is so much going on in this painting, and that’s why it is one of my favorites. Marat was a very well known revolutionary during the French Revolution. He had a skin disorder (note: the gauze around his head) and spent most of his time in a bath. He wrote a newspaper called “L’Ami du peuple” (friend of the people) and wrote it on his… . what would you call it, bath-side table? Well during one particular bath he was killed. You can see the knife on the floor and a note in his hand with the name of his killer on it.  This painting was done to immortalize a hero. His lifeless body is still defined, and David painted his skin to be very smooth (although it was most certainly not). Yet, it is a very eerie painting. The background is very dark and the shadows on his body are harsh, in a way you feel like you are looking at something you really shouldn’t be. 

Death of Marat
Jaques-Louis David 1793 

There is so much going on in this painting, and that’s why it is one of my favorites. Marat was a very well known revolutionary during the French Revolution. He had a skin disorder (note: the gauze around his head) and spent most of his time in a bath. He wrote a newspaper called “L’Ami du peuple” (friend of the people) and wrote it on his… . what would you call it, bath-side table? Well during one particular bath he was killed. You can see the knife on the floor and a note in his hand with the name of his killer on it. 

This painting was done to immortalize a hero. His lifeless body is still defined, and David painted his skin to be very smooth (although it was most certainly not). Yet, it is a very eerie painting. The background is very dark and the shadows on his body are harsh, in a way you feel like you are looking at something you really shouldn’t be. 

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Filed under: art history french revolution david 
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