An outline history of painting for young people and students (1883)
Waters, Clara Erskine Clement, 1834-1916 · New York, White, Stokes, & Allen · leaf 256
is. He was not a great painter,but he marks a change in the spirit of French painting.Vien was the teacher of JACQUES LOUIS David (1748-1825),who was considered the first painter in modern art at theclose of the eighteenth century. He was so devoted to theclassic style that he took the remains of… … 242 PAINTING. this style was carried to excess in everything connected withthe arts. David was such a favorite with the emperor thatafter the return of the Bourbons he was banished, and hisfamily were not allowed to bury him in France. He livedin Brussels, and executed many of his best pictures…
Painting -- History
Internet Archive · New York Public Library · Public Domain Mark 1.0. Free to use for anything.
