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Jacques-Louis David, 18 - early 19 century - Coggle Diagram

- - - - The Dying Gaul, 3 cent. BC
      - Altarpiece, this painting had a success in Rome, he reached his artistic maturity - it will be exposed in Salon in Paris where it had success as well
        
        Saint Roch interceding with the Virgin, 1780
        
        Strong influence of Caravaggio
- - - - He wasn't interested in archaeological reconstruction - chose those elements which were good for his purposes
    - - He paints Roman arch (not greek one)
      - Socrates is isolated from his pupils
      - Plato represented in silence accepting the choice of his teacher
- - - - Pose is like Saint Cecilia on Maderno's sculpture
        
        David invents new iconography
- - - - Bonaparte
        crossing the Alps 1803
        
        Napoleon asked to represent him in heroic way
        
        insciption on stones, Hannibal, Carlus - Bonaparte wanted to be the 3rd emperor who cross the Alps - like their heir