A comparative study of the French Revolution's most famous artist and a little-known illustrator.

This book examines the crucial period in the painter's career as he struggled to save his neck and recast his identity in the aftermath of the Reign of Terror.

"Well-known specialists in art history, gender studies, French literature, and aesthetics address a wide range of issues and problems pertaining to the intersec

The principal exponent of the Neoclassical reaction against the Rococo style, Jacques-Louis David won wide acclaim with his huge canvases on classical themes. T

Scarred by his battlefield experiences in Napoleon's army, Jean, a young soldier, finds salvation in his pursuit of art in the studio of the most renowned paint