Jacques-Louis David, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Jacques-Louis David

French painter

Date of Birth: 30-Aug-1748

Place of Birth: Paris, Île-de-France, France

Date of Death: 29-Dec-1825

Profession: politician, painter

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Jacques-Louis David (French: [?aklwi 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 and severity and heightened feeling, harmonizing 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 a large number of pupils, making him the strongest influence in French art of the early 19th century, especially academic Salon painting.



Alternative names	Jacques Louis David; David Jak Lui
Description	French painter and politician
Date of birth/death	30 August 1748	29 December 1825
Location of birth/death	Paris	Brussels metropolitan area
Work period	neoclassicism era QS:P2348,Q14378
Work location	Paris, Rome, Brussels
Authority control	: Q83155 VIAF: 66575297 ISNI: 0000 0001 2137 4173 ULAN: 500115221 LCCN: n50035639 NLA: 35033606 WorldCat