Necklines: The Art of Jacques-Louis David After the TerrorThis 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. Burcharth assesses his works in the context of the larger cultural and social formations emerging in France concluding with an interpretation of the unfinished portrait of Juliette Recamier. |
Contents
The Shadow of the Guillotine | 8 |
CHAPTER | 71 |
CHAPTER THREE | 130 |
CHAPTER FOUR | 236 |
Notes | 307 |
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