The collection of the complete drawings of some of the most important masters of the French school continues with the volumes on Jacques-Louis David (Paris 1748 - Brussels 1825), one of the main protagonists of European neoclassicism.
With the volumes on Jacques-Louis David (Paris 1748 – Brussels 1825), one of the main protagonists of European neoclassicism, the collection of the complete drawings of some of the most important masters of the French school continues. Based on in-depth research at archives, museums and exhibitions, and through studies conducted on written accounts, catalogues of sales, literary and private correspondence, the two authors have gathered and catalogued the drawings of David, reassembling his evocative carnets, which are scattered today in a great many public and private collections. The fine illustrations of the volume make it possible to admire the extraordinary graphic qualities of David, including certain drawings never before published, leading to surprising critical conclusions.