Tag Archives: Napoleon Bonaparte

AN EMPHASIS ON MORAL AMBIGUITY

Posted on February 21, 2010 by Dave

Eugene Delacroix characterized Jacques Louis David as the founding father of the modern school of art. His challenging of established aesthetic vision,  bold experiments in subject and style, and at the end of his career, mythological compositions that explore complex … Continue reading →

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PAINTING ON THIN ICE

Posted on February 20, 2010 by Dave

During the century that followed Jacques Louis David’s death, three forces struggled for position in French art; classicism, romanticism, and realism. But their initial struggle took place in the art of David. His heroic style, suppressing  passion beneath a hard … Continue reading →

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A PIOUS SINNER AS NATIONAL INSTITUTION

Posted on December 18, 2009 by Dave

In the early 1960′s, Chateaubriand received a tribute that demonstrates in its very extravagance, his enduring power. Simone de Beauvoir and Jean Paul Sartre visited Saint-Malo on one of their many excursions. They liked the town, but Chateaubriand’s tomb, with … Continue reading →

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