![]() ![]() He appeared to be following the proven avenues to success within the French art world of the time. Upon his return to Paris he was accepted into the Royal Academy, given lodgings and workshop space in the Louvre, and offered commissions by courtiers. His time in Rome shaped his art profoundly. ![]() Born in 1748, David received a rigorous art education in the Academy system in Paris, and then, winning the Prix De Rome, he continued his studies in Rome for several years. Jacques Louis David is a French Neoclassical painter known for his precise draughtsman and his ability to distill a story down to it’s essential elements. Socrates, a harsh critic of the Athenian government was sentenced to death, a death Socrates used to model stoic strength to his students. ![]() Jacques Louis David’s, Death of Socrates, embodies both the neoclassical movement and the ideals of the French Revolution. ![]()
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