"I am not one who was born in the custody of wisdom. I am one who is fond of olden times and intense in quest of the sacred knowing of the ancients." Gustave Courbet

30 August 2019

Happy Birthday, David

David, Self-portrait, 1794


Jacques-Louis David was born on this date in 1748.

To give a body and a perfect form to one's thought, this - and only this - is to be an artist.

Jacques-Louis David

Simon Schama's Power of Art episode on David ...

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