Conjuring the Dead

Jacques-Louis David, Artist of the Time to Come

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2178-0447.ars.2020.161952

Keywords:

Jacques-Louis David, Rome, French Revolution, Painting

Abstract

Following the paradigms of the historical painting form, David uses the acts of Classical Antiquity not only as a moral orientation, but as a political position and practical guiding in the then emerging revolution in France. The Lictors Bring to Brutus the Bodies of His Sons (1789 ) is an example of the republican feature par excellence and, therefore, of revolutionary action in the monarchy’s context. After the Revolution, David painted The Death of Marat (1793), a work in which, using the form of historical painting, portrays a character and a theme of contemporary history. Finally, France, now republican, was worthy of representation in a historical painting.

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Author Biography

  • Alberto José Colosso Sartorelli, Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP), Brasil

    Alberto Sartorelli possui graduação em filosofia pela Faculdade de Filosofia, Letras e Ciências Humanas da Universidade de São Paulo (FFLCH-USP) e mestrado em filosofia pelo Instituto de Filosofia e Ciências Humanas da Universidade Estadual de Campinas (IFCH-UNICAMP), sob orientação da Profa. Dra. Taisa Palhares, ocupando-se da dissertação “Adorno e a pintura: mapeamento crítico”. Interessa-se, principalmente, pelas áreas de Estética e Filosofia Política, com ênfase no pensamento de Theodor Adorno.

Published

2020-04-30

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Articles

How to Cite

Sartorelli, A. J. C. (2020). Conjuring the Dead: Jacques-Louis David, Artist of the Time to Come. ARS, 18(38), 241-265. https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2178-0447.ars.2020.161952