Portrait of Charles-Pierre Pecoul

Jacques-Louis David: 1748–1825

NeoclassicismFrance

Other names (20)

Cen David, David, david jacques-louis, David Jak Lui, David L., David Louis, jac. louis david, jacques l. david, jacques-louis david, Jaques Louis David, jean louis david, J. L. David, L. David, Louis David, Lui David, Lu-i Ta-wei, M. le baron David, M. Louis David, Ta-wei-tʻe, Zhak Lui David

Biography

Jacques-Louis David (French: [ʒaklwi david]; 30 August 1748 – 29 December 1825) was a French painter in the Neoclassical style, considered to be the preeminent painter of the era. In the 1780s, his cerebral brand of history painting marked a change in taste away from Rococo frivolity toward classical austerity, severity, and heightened feeling, which harmonized with the moral climate of the final years of the Ancien Régime.

David later became an active supporter of the French Revolution and friend of Maximilien Robespierre (1758-1794), and was effectively a dictator of the arts under the French Republic. Imprisoned after Robespierre's fall from power, he aligned himself with yet another political regime upon his release: that of Napoleon, the First Consul of France. At this time he developed his Empire style, notable for its use of warm Venetian colours. After Napoleon's fall from Imperial power and the Bourbon revival, David exiled himself to Brussels, then in the United Kingdom of the Netherlands, where he remained until his death. David had many pupils, making him the strongest influence in French art of the early 19th century, especially academic Salon painting.

David's career spans six different political regimes in France. He was a prolific artist and produced imagery that has entered the collective imagination. Famous paintings include The Death of Marat, Napoleon Crossing the Alps and The Coronation of Napoleon.

Wikipedia contributors. Opening excerpt, formatted for reading. CC BY-SA 4.0. Source revision.

Influenced by

Nicolas Poussineditorial inference
Evidence
Explicit secondary-source assertion; independent historical verification remains pending.
- WikiArt — painter influence fields
- WikiArt — painter influence fields
Annibale Carraccieditorial inference
Evidence
Explicit secondary-source assertion; independent historical verification remains pending.
- WikiArt — painter influence fields
- WikiArt — painter influence fields
Caravaggioeditorial inference
Evidence
Explicit secondary-source assertion; independent historical verification remains pending.
- WikiArt — painter influence fields
- WikiArt — painter influence fields
Anton Raphael Mengseditorial inference
Evidence
Explicit secondary-source assertion; independent historical verification remains pending.
- WikiArt — painter influence fields
- WikiArt — painter influence fields
Joseph-Marie Vieneditorial inference
Evidence
Wikidata assertion retained for review; its references, if supplied, have not been independently verified. Teaching is recorded separately and does not itself establish artistic influence.
- Wikidata (CC0)

Later influence

François Gérardeditorial inference
Evidence
Wikidata assertion retained for review; its references, if supplied, have not been independently verified. Teaching is recorded separately and does not itself establish artistic influence.
- Wikidata (CC0)
Jean-Baptiste Debreteditorial inference
Evidence
Wikidata assertion retained for review; its references, if supplied, have not been independently verified.
- Wikidata (CC0)
Jean-Baptiste Joseph Wicareditorial inference
Evidence
Wikidata assertion retained for review; its references, if supplied, have not been independently verified.
- Wikidata (CC0)
Constance Mayereditorial inference
Evidence
Wikidata assertion retained for review; its references, if supplied, have not been independently verified. Teaching is recorded separately and does not itself establish artistic influence.
- Wikidata (CC0)
T. B. Bittereditorial inference
Evidence
Wikidata assertion retained for review; its references, if supplied, have not been independently verified. Teaching is recorded separately and does not itself establish artistic influence.
- Wikidata (CC0)
Anne-Louis Girodet de Roussy-Triosoneditorial inference
Evidence
Wikidata assertion retained for review; its references, if supplied, have not been independently verified. Teaching is recorded separately and does not itself establish artistic influence.
- Wikidata (CC0)
Louis Léopold Roberteditorial inference
Evidence
Wikidata assertion retained for review; its references, if supplied, have not been independently verified. Teaching is recorded separately and does not itself establish artistic influence.
- Wikidata (CC0)
Marie-Guillemine Benoisteditorial inference
Evidence
Wikidata assertion retained for review; its references, if supplied, have not been independently verified. Teaching is recorded separately and does not itself establish artistic influence.
- Wikidata (CC0)
François-Édouard Picoteditorial inference
Evidence
Wikidata assertion retained for review; its references, if supplied, have not been independently verified. Teaching is recorded separately and does not itself establish artistic influence.
- Wikidata (CC0)
Pierre-Nolasque Bergereteditorial inference
Evidence
Wikidata assertion retained for review; its references, if supplied, have not been independently verified. Teaching is recorded separately and does not itself establish artistic influence.
- Wikidata (CC0)
Jean-Baptiste Joseph Wicareditorial inference
Evidence
Wikidata assertion retained for review; its references, if supplied, have not been independently verified. Teaching is recorded separately and does not itself establish artistic influence.
- Wikidata (CC0)
François-Xavier Fabreeditorial inference
Evidence
Wikidata assertion retained for review; its references, if supplied, have not been independently verified. Teaching is recorded separately and does not itself establish artistic influence.
- Wikidata (CC0)
Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersbergeditorial inference
Evidence
Wikidata assertion retained for review; its references, if supplied, have not been independently verified. Teaching is recorded separately and does not itself establish artistic influence.
- Wikidata (CC0)
Jean-Baptiste Debreteditorial inference
Evidence
Wikidata assertion retained for review; its references, if supplied, have not been independently verified. Teaching is recorded separately and does not itself establish artistic influence.
- Wikidata (CC0)
François Marius Graneteditorial inference
Evidence
Wikidata assertion retained for review; its references, if supplied, have not been independently verified. Teaching is recorded separately and does not itself establish artistic influence.
- Wikidata (CC0)
Thomas Degeorgeeditorial inference
Evidence
Wikidata assertion retained for review; its references, if supplied, have not been independently verified. Teaching is recorded separately and does not itself establish artistic influence.
- Wikidata (CC0)
J.L. Lundeditorial inference
Evidence
Wikidata assertion retained for review; its references, if supplied, have not been independently verified. Teaching is recorded separately and does not itself establish artistic influence.
- Wikidata (CC0)
Rembrandt Pealeeditorial inference
Evidence
Explicit secondary-source assertion; independent historical verification remains pending.
- WikiArt — painter influence fields
- WikiArt — painter influence fields
Antoine-Jean Groseditorial inference
Evidence
Wikidata assertion retained for review; its references, if supplied, have not been independently verified. Teaching is recorded separately and does not itself establish artistic influence.
- Wikidata (CC0)
Jean-Baptiste Isabeyeditorial inference
Evidence
Wikidata assertion retained for review; its references, if supplied, have not been independently verified. Teaching is recorded separately and does not itself establish artistic influence.
- Wikidata (CC0)
José de Madrazo y Agudoeditorial inference
Evidence
Wikidata assertion retained for review; its references, if supplied, have not been independently verified. Teaching is recorded separately and does not itself establish artistic influence.
- Wikidata (CC0)
Philippe Peyraneeditorial inference
Evidence
Wikidata assertion retained for review; its references, if supplied, have not been independently verified. Teaching is recorded separately and does not itself establish artistic influence.
- Wikidata (CC0)
Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingreseditorial inference
Evidence
Wikidata assertion retained for review; its references, if supplied, have not been independently verified. Teaching is recorded separately and does not itself establish artistic influence.
- Wikidata (CC0)

Museums & collections

Documented holdings of works attributed to Jacques-Louis David. Check the museum’s record for current display information.

Musée du Louvre33 recorded works
Art Institute of Chicago26 recorded works
The Metropolitan Museum of Art15 recorded works
National Gallery of Art6 recorded works
The Cleveland Museum of Art6 recorded works
musée de la Chartreuse — Douai5 recorded works
musée des beaux-arts — Lille4 recorded works
musée national des châteaux de Versailles et de Trianon — Versailles4 recorded works
musée des beaux-arts et d'archéologie — Besançon3 recorded works
Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts3 recorded works
musée de l'Ecole nationale supérieure des beaux-arts — Paris2 recorded works
National Gallery2 recorded works
Belvedere1 recorded work
Dallas Museum of Art1 recorded work
Hermitage Museum1 recorded work
J. Paul Getty Museum1 recorded work
Minneapolis Institute of Art1 recorded work
Musée Carnavalet1 recorded work
Musée de Grenoble1 recorded work
musée des beaux-arts et d’archéologie — Troyes1 recorded work
musée des beaux-arts et galerie David-d'Angers — Angers1 recorded work
musée des beaux-arts — Rouen1 recorded work
Musée Fabre1 recorded work
musée Grobet-Labadié — Marseille1 recorded work
musée Ingres Bourdelle — Montauban1 recorded work
musée municipal — Sens1 recorded work
musée national des châteaux de Malmaison et de Bois Préau — Rueil-Malmaison1 recorded work
musée national du château de Fontainebleau — Fontainebleau1 recorded work
musée Thomas Henry — Cherbourg-en-Cotentin1 recorded work
Neue Pinakothek — Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen1 recorded work
Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium, Brussels, Belgium1 recorded work
Statens Museum for Kunst (SMK)1 recorded work
Tapisserie de Bayeux - MAHB musée d'art et d'histoire baron Gérard — Bayeux1 recorded work

Explore artwork records

Sources 17