Jacques-Louis David and Jean-Louis Prieur, revolutionary artists
Subtitle: the public, the populace, and images of the French Revolution
By: Warren Roberts
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Albany
Language: eng
Number of pages: 370
Subjects: David, Jacques Louis, -- 1748-1825 -- Criticism and interpretation; David, Jacques Louis, -- 1748-1825 -- Political and social views; Prieur, Jean-Louis -- Criticism and interpretation; Prieur, Jean-Louis -- Political and social views; Tableaux historiques de la Révolution française; France -- History -- Revolution, 1789-1799 -- Art and the revolution
Description: "By offering a comparative study of Jacques-Louis David, the most famous artist of the French Revolution, and Jean-Louis Prieur, a little-known illustrator, this book tracks the political careers of the two artists and offers new insights to the relationship between the arts and the politics of the French Revolution."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 349-361) and index