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Have you ever written your friends a secret message? Did you write it in code?
We’ve all had a moment or two where we’ve wanted to convey a message but didn’t want to actually say it aloud.
The 18th and 19th century painters we have taken a look at all did a great job conveying strong messages in their work.
That being said, none of them were quite as successful at it as Jacques-Louise David (zhawk lou-ee dah-veed).
He truly mastered the art of using his paintings to convey messages to the public about personal opinions on the hot button issues of his time.
Do you think you could decipher a few secret meanings in David’s work? Let’s take a look.
Let’s lool at Death of Socrates (soh-cra-tease), created in 1787. In this oil on canvas …show more content…
This is The Oath of Horatii (hoh-rah-tea-eye), created in 1784. This one is a little easier!
This painting depicts an ancient Roman story about two cities at war.
The purpose of this image was to represent a call for patriotism.
The three men on the left are shown willing to sacrifice their lives to for Rome.
They are to fight a neighboring cities three brothers from the Curiatii ( coo-ree-ah-tea-eye) family.
They salute their father who holds their swords and makes them swear an oath to do whatever it takes to win.
On the right, we see two women who look distressed. The crying woman is the sister of the three brothers.
She is also the wife of one of the Curiatii fighters. She knows she will either lose her brothers or her husband. Again, we see a very plain background that forces our eyes to focus on the foreground and the characters in it.
He carefully positioned the subjects into groups of three. We see the three brothers, three swords, three women and three arches.
The positioning of all David’s subjects makes up a triangle. A triangle is the strongest shape there is.
Are you starting to see a pattern?
In every way, David represents the strength of the fighting men, even if he adds hidden elements like the invisible
Have you ever written your friends a secret message? Did you write it in code?
We’ve all had a moment or two where we’ve wanted to convey a message but didn’t want to actually say it aloud.
The 18th and 19th century painters we have taken a look at all did a great job conveying strong messages in their work.
That being said, none of them were quite as successful at it as Jacques-Louise David (zhawk lou-ee dah-veed).
He truly mastered the art of using his paintings to convey messages to the public about personal opinions on the hot button issues of his time.
Do you think you could decipher a few secret meanings in David’s work? Let’s take a look.
Let’s lool at Death of Socrates (soh-cra-tease), created in 1787. In this oil on canvas …show more content…
This is The Oath of Horatii (hoh-rah-tea-eye), created in 1784. This one is a little easier!
This painting depicts an ancient Roman story about two cities at war.
The purpose of this image was to represent a call for patriotism.
The three men on the left are shown willing to sacrifice their lives to for Rome.
They are to fight a neighboring cities three brothers from the Curiatii ( coo-ree-ah-tea-eye) family.
They salute their father who holds their swords and makes them swear an oath to do whatever it takes to win.
On the right, we see two women who look distressed. The crying woman is the sister of the three brothers.
She is also the wife of one of the Curiatii fighters. She knows she will either lose her brothers or her husband. Again, we see a very plain background that forces our eyes to focus on the foreground and the characters in it.
He carefully positioned the subjects into groups of three. We see the three brothers, three swords, three women and three arches.
The positioning of all David’s subjects makes up a triangle. A triangle is the strongest shape there is.
Are you starting to see a pattern?
In every way, David represents the strength of the fighting men, even if he adds hidden elements like the invisible