The Oath of the Horatii
Jacques-Louis David · 1784
The story
Oath of the Horatii is a large painting by the French artist Jacques-Louis David painted in 1784 and 1785 and now on display in the Louvre in Paris. The painting immediately became a huge success with critics and the public and remains one of the best-known paintings in the Neoclassical style.
- Artist
- Jacques-Louis David
- Date
- 1784
- Collection
- Louvre, Paris, France
- Movement
- Neoclassicism
- Medium
- oil paint, canvas
- Size
- 330 × 425 cm
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