Le serment des horaces 1784 is a painting by jacqueslouis david in the louvre museum. Oath of the horatii le serment des horaces, 1784 painting, by the french artist jacqueslouis david. Jacqueslouis david, etude composition du tableau le serment. Le serment des horaces, jacqueslouis david, 1785 le socle. Le serment des horaces oath of the horatii jacques.
He had seen corneilles horace produced at the comedie. Oath of the horatii is a large painting by the french artist jacqueslouis david painted in 1784. It depicts a scene from a roman legend about a dispute between two warring cities, rome and alba longa, and stresses the importance of patriotism and masculine selfsacrifice for ones country. Ce tableau est une peinture dhistoire antique qui represente les freres horaces pretant serment avant leur combat contre les curiaces. The principal sources for the story behind davids oath are the first book of livy. Exactly 10 years from now, when i was at school, i did my first acrylic painting, copying the famous serment des horaces from david. Le serment des horaces catalogne moderne et antique.
Prets a recevoir leurs armes des mains du vieil horace, les fils promettent. Histoire des horaces tout dabord le contexte historique sur lhistoire des horaces est important. Jacqueslouis david etude composition du tableau le. The painting immediately became a huge success with critics and the public, and remains one of the best known paintings in the neoclassical style it depicts a scene from a roman legend about a seventhcentury bc dispute. Le serment des horaces, horloge en bronze et marbre vert. Le serment des horaces, is a large painting by the french artist jacqueslouis david painted in 1784 and now on display in the louvre in paris. Yet the play anticipates davids composition in two e. Lors du combat, deux des horaces sont tues, les trois curiaces sont blesses.