Oath of the Horatii Jacques-Louis David (1748-1825)
Jacques-Louis David – Oath of the Horatii
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Painter: Jacques-Louis David
Location: Museum of Art, Toledo, Ohio.
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"The Oath of Horace" is a large painting painted by the French artist Jean-Louis David in 1784. The painting is currently in the Paris Louvre. Once the painting came out from under the master’s brush, it immediately gained great success with both the public and the critics. The painting "The Oath of Horace" remains one of the most famous paintings - representative of the neoclassical style. The painting depicts a scene from a Roman legend, referring to a dispute between two warring cities, Rome and Alba Long.
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"The Oath of Horace" is a large painting painted by the French artist Jean-Louis David in 1784. The painting is currently in the Paris Louvre. Once the painting came out from under the master’s brush, it immediately gained great success with both the public and the critics. The painting "The Oath of Horace" remains one of the most famous paintings - representative of the neoclassical style.
The painting depicts a scene from a Roman legend, referring to a dispute between two warring cities, Rome and Alba Long. Three brothers ready to fight for their city take a sacred oath, an oath to their father who blesses them in battle.
The painting is depicted in a neoclassical art style. Various artistic methods were used in its painting. Overlapping rows of profile figures is a common technique in classical art and is used in this painting as well.
The focus is on the crossed arms, depicted by the artist in straight lines, which adds to the classical clarity of David’s work. The clear organization of the painting, it has the strict symbolism of the number three, which again is another black of artistic classicism.
The brushstrokes are almost imperceptible, and all details are depicted as clearly as possible. This way of painting is characteristic of the Rococo style. The painter’s technique is aimed at the central figures, there are no hints of the veiled meaning of otherworldly objects.
The men are depicted in the picture as warriors - clear, rigid lines. This clarity emphasizes their bravery and determination. Whereas the women are secondary characters, only complementing the overall composition. The women are curved like arches, this emphasizes their desperation and distress.
This painting conveys the young men’s sense of patriotism, the father’s faith in his sons, and the women’s loyalty and devotion. David’s work, The Oath of Horace, reflects the values of the Enlightenment and is an example of Neoclassicism.
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