David

Jacques Louis David - The Oath of the Horatii - 1784

• Look like a Classical painting - comparison to the Rococco style paintings at that time.
• Shows the Horatii brothers swearing an oath to their father and their country as sacrifices for the sake of their country.
• People queued to see this painting in the Salon, to the public this was one of the first moments which showed that the revolution was declared.
• This painting was aimed at…