What is Jacques-Louis David?
{{Infobox Artist | name = Jacques-Louis David | image = David_Self_Portrait.jpg | caption = Self portrait of Jacques-Louis David, 1794, [[Musée du Louvre]] | birth_name = Jacques-Louis David | birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|mf=yes|1748|8|30}} | birth_place = [[Paris]], France | death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|mf=yes|1825|12|29|1748|8|30}} | death_place = [[Brussels]], [[Belgium]] | nationality = [[France|French]] | field = [[Painting]], [[Drawing]] | training = | movement = [[Neoclassicism]] | works = ''[[Oath of the Horatii]]'' (1784), ''[[The Death of Marat]]'' (1793) | patrons = | awards = [[Prix de Rome]] }} '''Jacques-Louis David''' (30 August 1748 – 29 December 1825) was a politician and an artist who lived during the [[French Revolution]]. As a politician, he is most famous for being one of the handful of leaders that governed [[France]] during the most violent part of the French Revolution. David believed that France should not have a [[monarchy]] and instead it should be a [[Republic]]. He voted to have the King of France [[Louis XVI]] killed with the [[guillotine]]. When the French Revolution began to fail, David was happy that [[Napoleon Bonaparte]] became Emperor of France. As a painter, Jacques-Louis David wanted [[artwork]] to be political. He often painted [[Hero|heroes]] from [[myths]] or history that he believed represented good ideals such as strength, brotherhood, and virtue. His paintings are very realistic and often portray heroes from [[Ancient Greece]] and Rome. This is called the [[Neoclassicism|Neoclassical]] style of painting. One of David's most famous paintings is of his best friend [[Jean-Paul Marat]] who was killed during the French Revolution. David's painting helped make Marat into a popular martyred hero. He was also president of the National Convention from the 5th of January 1794, until the 20th. ==Gallery of his art== <Gallery> File:Jacques-Louis David, Le Serment des Horaces.jpg|''