Art: Jacques-Louis David, the Classical Avant-Garde

🎨 Jacques-Louis David is renowned for his grandiose paintings of Napoleon, as well as for being a leader of the neoclassical movement. Interestingly, his first choice was to bring back classical themes, such as Greek mythology. However, because of his involvement in the French Revolution, he started painting contemporary situations, such as “The Coronation of Napoleon”, which ironically made him one of the most avant-garde painters of his generation. This year, the Louvre Museum is celebrating the bicentennial of his death with a major exhibition. Join this week's conversation on https://www.frenchconversationgroup.comRelated episodes: Napoléon (https://youtu.be/8YQ2XI8vBnA), Louis XVI (https://youtu.be/ZOIRyeav88E), Eugène Delacroix (https://youtu.be/PbSkWfmfWJE)🔗 (fr) Ce que vous ne saviez (peut-être) pas sur Jacques-Louis David: https://www.beauxarts.com/grand-format/ce-que-vous-ne-saviez-peut-etre-pas-sur-jacques-louis-david/🎵 Soundtrack: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6i4JjGSsId4CCCVkJuwLHa?si=K0d8KhxkSqqAPq8_kw5XqQ☝️ If you enjoyed this episode, please consider:- supporting on https://www.patreon.com/frenchconversationgroup or https://anchor.fm/frenchconversationgroup- subscribe and share🇫🇷 French Conversation Group meets weekly in Los Angeles, New York or online. It's meant for non native speakers (beginners, intermediate, advanced) to practice their French and have fun. You're more than welcome to join! Check out this link for more info: https://www.frenchconversationgroup.com