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Jacques-Louis David, 1774

LOCATIONBeaux-Arts de Paris
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Academic artClassicismNeoclassicism
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Jacques-Louis David 1748–1825 · France

David survived revolution, prison, and exile to paint Napoleon's glory — and still died the most influential artist in France.

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