David and Neo-Classicism
by Sophie Monneret
Art by Jacques-Louis David (1748-1825)
Easton Press Collector's Edition
Description: Large heavy leatherbound hardback book published by Easton Press. Bound in top grade burgundy leather with 22kt gold lettering and cover artwork. Hubbed spine, acid neutral paper with page edges gilded, satin moire endpapers, and a satin ribbon book mark sewn in. Unused publisher supplied bookplate laid in (not attached). Please note that this book is very heavy, the package weight will be 5 pounds.
From the Introduction: In August 1772, a young man locked himself in his room and embarked on a hunger strike; life was no longer worth living. Jacquess-Louis David had failed to win the Academie Grand Prix for painting. David's career was built on a masterful exposition of the Stoic virtues, but his first appearance on the stage of history is closer to the behaviour of a Romantic hero. Fortunately, his mentor Sedaine, secretary of the Academie d'architecture, and Doyen, one of his teachers, made him see reason. Before long, the sulking youth had single-handedly wrought a revolution in art. In 1860, Delacroix observed: "He was the father of the whole modern school in painting and sculpture; he reformed our architecture too, and even the furniture in everyday use."
David's achievement, which had briefly fallen out of favour, is today clearer than ever. The fascination it held for his contemporaries has again taken hold. The crowds who make their way through the Louvre to see The Coronation of Napoleon testify to David's stature as an artist, only the room where the Mona Lisa hangs can boast more visitors. To understand his genious, we must grasp both the passionate character of the man and the times in which he lived, times "full of sound and fury". Rarely has an artist's work formed so integral a part of history.
Condition: Binding - fine, new and unread, copies one and two are still in the original shrinkwrap, copy three was only removed from the shrinkwrap to take pictures. Dust jacket - none, as issued.
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