ART 336 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Wild Horse, Maximilien Robespierre, Pope Pius Vii

• School: Jacksonville University
• Department: ART - Art (ART)
• Course: ART 336
• Professor: Albert Ensterin

Document Summary

There are hundreds of paintings, sketches, and comics influenced by the french revolution and especially napoleon bonaparte. Many of the paintings were painted by one artist, in particular. Jacques-louis david (1748-1825) was a neoclassical artist who was born in. He was an active supporter of the revolution and supported his friend, robespierre, on his regime. Napoleon even asked him to paint a portrait of him and david was so captivated by his personality that he was unable to finish the portrait. However, david painted many paintings of him throughout his career. David"s painting, napoleon crossing the st. bernard pass, displays napoleon gallantly riding into battle. The white horse may also symbolize godliness or purity, but there are four other versions of this painting that have darker colored horses as well as a more ominous background. Although, the colors vary, napoleon"s calm but determined expression in is the same.