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The French painter Jacques Louis David was the founder and the most influential painter of the neoclassical style. He was the most outstanding artist during the French Revolution and the First Empire period.
Joseph-Marie Vien took over David’s tutelage after Boucher’s advice. David attended the Royal Academy (1766), won the Prix de Rome (1744) and accompanied his master during a journey to Italy. In Italy, David discovered the ruins...
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