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Jacques-Louis David: The Oath of the Horatii

Artist



Description	French painter, politician and architectural draftsperson
Date of birth/death	30 August 1748	29 December 1825
Location of birth/death	Paris	City of Brussels
Work period	neoclassicism era QS:P2348,Q14378
Work location	Paris, Rome, City of Brussels
Authority file	: Q83155 VIAF: 66575297 ISNI: 0000000121374173 ULAN: 500115221 LCCN: n50035639 NLA: 35033606 WorldCat

Title

English: The Oath of the Horatii

Русский: Клятва Горациев

Français : Le Serment des Horaces

Türkçe: Baba ve üç oğlunun savaş yeminidir arka plandakiler eşler ve kız kardeşlerdir.

Object type

painting

Genre

history painting

Depicted people

Publius Horatius

Date

1784

Medium

oil on canvas

Dimensions

height: 330 cm (10.8 ft); width: 425 cm (13.9 ft)

Collection

Louvre Museum (Inventory)

	Native name	Louvre Museum
	Location	1st arrondissement of Paris , France
	Coordinates	48° 51′ 40″ N, 2° 20′ 09″ E
	Established	10 August 1793
	Website	www.louvre.fr
	Authority file	: Q19675 VIAF: 257711507 ISNI: 000000012260177X ULAN: 500125189 LCCN: n80020283 NLA: 35912436 WorldCat

Current location

Louvre, Paris, France

Accession number

3692

Place of creation

Rome

Exhibition history

Salon of 1785, Salon Carré
Salon of 1791, Salon Carré, 8 September 1791 -

Inscriptions

Signature, date and location bottom left:

L.DAVID FACIEBAT ROMAE ANNO MDCCLXXXIV

Notes

Das Bild verstand sich als Initialbild einer neuen Kunstrichtung und kehrte sich sowohl im Thema, als auch in der Gestaltung radikal von der vorhergehenden Kunstrichtung ab.

References

http://cartelen.louvre.fr/cartelen/visite?srv=car_not_frame&idNotice=22497&langue=en

Authority file

: Q476458
Louvre: 010062239
GND: 4113280-4
BNF: 12074622t
Joconde: 000PE000822

Source/Photographer

Web Gallery of Art: Image Info about artwork

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Jacques-Louis David 020.jpg

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DAVID, Jacques-Louis

(b. 1748, Paris, d. 1825, Bruxelles)

The Oath of the Horatii 1784 Oil on canvas, 330 x 425 cm Musée du Louvre, Paris

David owed his rise to fame - after many reversals - to a painting for the execution of which he took his family to Rome, in order to absorb himself totally in the world of antique forms. It was The Oath of the Horatii.

When he arrived to Rome, David rent a studio in the Via del Babuino. He worked in a very methodical manner on The Oath of the Horatii, drawing from life models and draped mannequins, and some very detailed studies survive for many of the main figures. He had accessories such as the swords and helmets made by local craftsmen so that they could serve as props. Drouais is supposed to have assisted David, painting the arm of the rear Horatii brother and the yellow garment of Sabina. The painting was finished at the end of July 1785, and was then exhibited in David's studio. David signed the painting and added the painting's place of origin to the signature and date: L David / faciebat / Romanae /Anno MDCCLXXXIV. The painting created a sensation, even the Pope wanted to view it.

The story is from the 7th century B.C., and it tells of the triplet sons of Publius Horatius, who decided the struggle between Rome and Albalonga. One survived, but he killed his own sister because she wept for one of the fallen foes, to whom she was betrothed. Condemned to death for the murder of a sibling, Horatius' son is pardoned by the will of the people.

Because of its austerity and depiction of dutiful patriotism, The Oath of the Horatii is often considered to be the clearest expression of Neoclassicism in painting. The painting's uncompromising directness, economy and tension made it instantly memorable and full of visual impact. Each of the three elements of the picture - the sons, the father and the women - is framed by a section of a Doric arcade, and the figures are located in a narrow stage-like space. David split the picture between the masculine resolve of the father and brothers and the slumped resignation of the women.. The focal point of the work is occupied by the swords that old Horatius is about to distribute to his sons. While the rear two brothers take the oath with their left hands, the foremost one swears with his right. Perhaps David did this simply as a way of grouping the figures together, but people at the time noticed this detail, and some supposed that this meant that the brother in the front would be the one to survive the combat.

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Author: DAVID, Jacques-Louis Title: The Oath of the Horatii Form: painting Time-line: 1801-1850 School: French

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