The Oath of the Horatii, The masterpiece by Jacques-Louis David

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The Oath of the Horatii was one of the first true Neoclassical masterpieces. Jacques Louis David painted it in 1784 as a royal commission, and when it was first exhibited at the Salon in 1785 it was a huge hit. They even had to extend the opening hours of the Salon so they could let more people to see it.
In this video, we take a look at the story it tells and the way it tells it. And I also tell the story of its less than ideal things it influenced.

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@riverwildcat1 Жыл бұрын

Well done. Fascinating background story.

@SuperGreatSphinx 3 ай бұрын

May Peace Prevail On Earth

@bev9708 Жыл бұрын

With my Louvre pass, I can invite a friend for free on Saturdays, and this is one of the works that I always talk about when I go with someone new... it is particularly interesting for my French friends. Of course I learned even more details from you here today, as I knew I would!! Many thanks Carel!! So many paintings in the Louvre are discoloured with age, like this one, and desperately need cleaning... the downside of having such a massively huge collection I guess!

@dinahnicest6525 Жыл бұрын

With my membership, I can visit the Toledo museum for free. That's where I learned about the distaff. I go there often, rarely for much more than an hour, and I never walk past this picture without stopping for yet another look. The story is briefly told on a card on the wall. It's a powerful picture.

@_Tyler-G 7 ай бұрын

I have always loved this painting and he’s one of my favorite painters

@dinahnicest6525 Жыл бұрын

The Toledo picture has an addition of a distaff at the feet of the women.

@bev9708 Жыл бұрын

Ohhh interesting!! Well spotted!!

@dinahnicest6525 Жыл бұрын

@@bev9708 It's posted on the wall in Toledo.

@dumoulin11 Жыл бұрын

I love the series of developing triangles that the legs make at the bottom of the picture, like a wave moving towards the right, cresting in the middle and then collapsing into the bent legs of the women.

@meenakshi6344 Жыл бұрын

The detour about the 'salute' was very interesting

@poratl 5 ай бұрын

Fantastic, thank you

@Dino_Medici Жыл бұрын

Ahhhh man that Aurelius coin is my favvvvvvvv hahaha

@renater.540 Жыл бұрын

An other of your interesting and thoroughly detailed analyses. Learned more about the painting and the historic background than I did ages ago at university. Thank you so much for your insights! As an aside (and no offence intended): I find your "invitation" for liking and subscribing somewhat disturbing. The noise is so loud that it detracts attention from the text. If you 'd reduce it, one could follow your words more easily. And be sure: your community will follow you even without the regular reminder. It's the content that's inviting not the symbols and the clicks. Greetings from an Austrian art lover in Bavaria!

@storiesofart Жыл бұрын

Thank you for that. I will lower the click volume!

@renater.540 Жыл бұрын

@@storiesofart Thank you!