POST 34 Artful Daze - Sharing a beautiful work of art to contemplate with a little art history lesson. Today we revisit Jacques-Louis David, leading French painter of the Neoclassical style. “The Intervention of the Sabine Women” is a monumental history painting conceived while the artist was imprisoned for his sympathies to Robespierre, following the Reign of Terror. It was inspired by a visit from his estranged wife, who was largely responsible for his release. They later remarried. Painted in…
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