Reciprocal representations : David & theater

Author

Carroll, Stephanie

Document type

Article (journal)

Language

English

Source

Art in America. 1990, Num. 5, Vol. 78, 198-207, 259-261, 13 ill. (6 col.)

ISSN

0004-3214

Abstract (en)

Examines the circular interchange between painting and theater in the work of Jacques-Louis David, noting David's active involvement in the theatrical milieu of his day. Discusses David's relationship with the French actor Talma; the revival of pantomime and the gestures of dance and their impact on the revolutionary fêtes which David organized as well as on the new style of gesture and figural comportment which he devised for his paintings; painting as spectacle, including the techniques used to exhibit David's The Sabine Women (Paris, Louvre); the tableau vivant and the relation of this popular genre to David's paintings.

Subject (en)

• General history of art -- 1400-1800 -- Pictorial arts -- Painting and drawing -- France
• David, Jacques-Louis, 1748-1825
• Painting
• France
• 1700-1900
• Theater (genre)
• Talma, François Joseph, 1763-1826
• Festivals
• Pantomime
• Gesture
• Iconography
• Tableaux vivants
• Dance
• Musée national du Louvre||Paris (FRA)
• Sabine Women

Subject (fr)

• Histoire générale de l'art -- 1400-1800 -- Peinture et arts graphiques -- Peinture et dessin -- France
• David, Jacques-Louis, 1748-1825
• Peinture
• France
• 1700-1900
• Théâtre (genre)
• Talma, François Joseph, 1763-1826
• Fête
• Pantomime
• Geste
• Iconographie
• Tableau vivant
• Danse
• Musée national du Louvre||Paris (FRA)
• Les Sabines

Origin

DatabaseBHA (Inist-CNRS/GRI)

Identifier19920701-00426429

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