Woman and Putto with a Memorial Portrait

Jacques-Louis David was a French painter whose large-scale historical compositions established neoclassicism as the dominant aesthetic of late 18th-century Europe. Working primarily in oil on canvas, he depicted classical and revolutionary subjects with austere draftsmanship, restrained color, and an emphasis on moral clarity and civic virtue. His work shaped the visual culture of the French Revolution and the Napoleonic era, influencing generations of academic painters across Europe.

Paris, France