Jacques-Louis David

David is the austere voice of Neoclassicism — sharp drawing, sculptural figures, stark stage-like lighting, and noble Roman themes. Look for crisp contours, heroic gesture, and severe moral clarity.

Jacques-Louis David (1748–1825) was a painter from France, associated with Neoclassicism.

More Neoclassicism painters: Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, Joshua Reynolds, François Gérard, Angelica Kauffmann.

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The Death of Socrates — Jacques-Louis David
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Benjamin West
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