Dictator of the arts
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| - | [[Image:The Death of Bara by Jacques-Louis David.jpg|thumb|right|200px|''The Death of Bara'' ([[1794]]) by [[Jacques-Louis David]]]] | + | [[Image:Degenerate art exhibition in Nazi Germany.jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[Nazi Germany]] disapproved of contemporary German art movements such as [[Expressionism]] and [[Dada]] and on [[July 19]], [[1937]] it opened the [[Degenerate art]] travelling [[exhibition]] in the [[Haus der Kunst]] in [[Munich]], consisting of [[modernist]] artworks chaotically hung and accompanied by text labels deriding the art, to inflame public opinion against [[modernity]].]] |
| - | [[Image:Rape of the Sabine Women by David.jpg|thumb|200px|'''''The Intervention of the Sabine Women''''' ([[1796]]-[[1799|99]], detail) by [[Jacques-Louis David ]]]] | + | |
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| [[Jacques-Louis David]] 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 I of France|Napoleon I]]. It was at this time that he developed his '[[Empire style]]', notable for its use of warm [[Venice|Venetian]] [[colour]]s. David had a huge number of [[pupil]]s, making him the strongest influence in [[French art of the 19th century]], especially academic [[Paris Salon|Salon]] painting. | [[Jacques-Louis David]] 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 I of France|Napoleon I]]. It was at this time that he developed his '[[Empire style]]', notable for its use of warm [[Venice|Venetian]] [[colour]]s. David had a huge number of [[pupil]]s, making him the strongest influence in [[French art of the 19th century]], especially academic [[Paris Salon|Salon]] painting. | ||
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Jacques-Louis David 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 I. It was at this time that he developed his 'Empire style', notable for its use of warm Venetian colours. David had a huge number of pupils, making him the strongest influence in French art of the 19th century, especially academic Salon painting.
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