Artwork
Comic Warrior, Seated Woman, and Figure with a Shield
Comic Warrior, Seated Woman, and Figure with a Shield is an oil drawing by the Neoclassicist artist Jacques-Louis David. It dates from 1778 and is held in the collection of the National Gallery of Art.
About this work
Overview
This drawing, created by Jacques-Louis David in 1778, depicts three figures: a seated woman flanked by two others. The work is executed in transfer tracing on oiled laid paper.
Subject & Meaning
The composition may be allegorical, with the central seated woman, wearing a head covering and positioned behind a table, potentially holding a key role. The surrounding figures, including one with a shield, contribute to the overall symbolic meaning.
Technique & Style
The drawing showcases David's use of transfer tracing on oiled laid paper, a technique that reflects his skill and attention to detail. As an artist associated with the Neoclassicism movement, David's work laid groundwork for later Romanticist tendencies.
Artist & collection
Artist
Jacques-Louis David was born in Paris on 30 August 1748 into a bourgeois family; his father died in a duel when the boy was nine, and a maternal uncle guided his education.
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