Jacques-Louis David (1748 ndash; 1825) was an influential French painter in the Neoclassical style; considered to be the pre-eminent painter of the era. In the 1780s his cerebral brand of history painting marked a change in taste away from Rococo frivolity toward a classical austerity and severity; heightened feeling chiming with the moral climate of the final years of the Ancien Reacute;gime. He later became an active supporter of the French Revolution and friend of Maximilien Robespierre; and was effectively a dictator of the arts under the French Republic. Imprisoned after Robespierres fall from power; he aligned himself with yet another political regime upon his release; that of Napoleon I. It was at this time that he developed his Empire style; notable for its use of warm Venetian colours. After Napoleons fall from power and the Bourbon revival; David exiled himself to Brussels in the then-United Kingdom of the Netherlands where he remained until his death. David had a huge number of pupils; making him the strongest influence in French art of the early 19th century; especially academic Salon painting.
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful. Great novel for its time....By Juana D. VarelaI am a non-traditional student who has to read over 100 books for the comprehensive exams in the spanish literature area of study. This was an easy and entertaining novel to read. Having a woman author. gives the reader a better understanding of the period in which the book was written. Women in the XIX century were not at an advantage and this book illustrates this in a very profound way. The characters are controversial and typical of the times. It gives us a great insight into the provincial life in any given city of Spain while demonstrating traits of a naturalistic period very different from same genre by french authors like Zola or Flaubert. I would highly recommend Emilia Pardo Bazans novels.
