Comments on: Feel Art Again: Jacques-Louis David’s “Madame Récamier” http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/10142 Feel Smart Again Mon, 13 Feb 2012 08:01:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 By: Rebecca http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/10142/comment-page-1#comment-258166 Rebecca Tue, 15 Dec 2009 20:45:49 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/10142#comment-258166 I think it's a little bold to claim that Juliette inspired a revival of romanesque fashion. I believe that Neoclassicism was already in full swing. Vigee-LeBrun painted a self portrait with her daughter in 1787 in which she is wearing a toga-like dress. I think you may be giving Recamier a little too much credit. David's influence on Parisian society probably had more to do with the revival of this fashion than she did. I think it’s a little bold to claim that Juliette inspired a revival of romanesque fashion. I believe that Neoclassicism was already in full swing. Vigee-LeBrun painted a self portrait with her daughter in 1787 in which she is wearing a toga-like dress. I think you may be giving Recamier a little too much credit. David’s influence on Parisian society probably had more to do with the revival of this fashion than she did.

]]> By: Therese http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/10142/comment-page-1#comment-39561 Therese Thu, 06 Dec 2007 14:22:06 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/10142#comment-39561 Merci pour ces renseignments interessants! Merci pour ces renseignments interessants!

]]> By: liz http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/10142/comment-page-1#comment-39393 liz Wed, 05 Dec 2007 14:34:30 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/10142#comment-39393 Jacques-Louis David is most famous for his portraits of Napoleon, and of of Marat, who was one of the lead architects of the reign of terror. He had a habit of throwing his lot in with tyrants. One of his most famous paintings is of the Death of Marat, depicting the psychopath as a christ-figure, when in reality he was a madman who sent thousands of innocent people to the guillotine. Jacques-Louis David is most famous for his portraits of Napoleon, and of of Marat, who was one of the lead architects of the reign of terror. He had a habit of throwing his lot in with tyrants. One of his most famous paintings is of the Death of Marat, depicting the psychopath as a christ-figure, when in reality he was a madman who sent thousands of innocent people to the guillotine.

]]> By: Andréa http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/10142/comment-page-1#comment-39305 Andréa Tue, 04 Dec 2007 23:59:36 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/10142#comment-39305 Nat X: Récamier was friends with many former royalists and had refused to become a lady-in-waiting to Josephine Bonaparte; she was exiled under orders of Napoleon I. David had voted for Louis XVI's execution and, after the Bourbons returned to power, was on the list of former revolutionaries. He was granted amnesty by Louis XVIII and asked to be a court painter. David refused, preferring a self-imposed exile instead. Nat X: Récamier was friends with many former royalists and had refused to become a lady-in-waiting to Josephine Bonaparte; she was exiled under orders of Napoleon I. David had voted for Louis XVI’s execution and, after the Bourbons returned to power, was on the list of former revolutionaries. He was granted amnesty by Louis XVIII and asked to be a court painter. David refused, preferring a self-imposed exile instead.

]]> By: Nat X http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/10142/comment-page-1#comment-39300 Nat X Tue, 04 Dec 2007 23:02:48 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/10142#comment-39300 "Both Juliette Récamier and Jacques-Louis David were exiled from Paris, though not at the same time." Why? Did I miss something? “Both Juliette Récamier and Jacques-Louis David were exiled from Paris, though not at the same time.”

Why? Did I miss something?

]]> By: Roger http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/10142/comment-page-1#comment-39293 Roger Tue, 04 Dec 2007 22:03:00 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/10142#comment-39293 Cool! I had heard of a récamier before, but had no idea where the term originated. Cool! I had heard of a récamier before, but had no idea where the term originated.

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