David rarely addressed religious subjects, and most of the works he wrote on this subject refer to the early period of creativity. The most notable is the painting “Saint Roch praying to the Theotokos about the healing of the plagued”, which was written by the end of his studies in Italy. In 1781, the painting was exhibited at the Salon, where it received restrained-approving reviews from critics.
In the composition and colors of the canvas, Poussin’s strong influence is guessed, with the exception of certain details, such as, say, the increased attention of St. Roch to the victims of the plague. Later, romantics artists will revel in the gloomy beauty of human suffering and plagues and reach their peak in the works of Gericault and Delacroix).
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- Saint Roch, priant la Vierge pour la guérison des tourments – Jacques-Louis David David s’est très rarement tourné vers les sujets religieux, et la plupart des œuvres qu’il a écrites sur ce sujet appartiennent à la première période de la créativité. Le plus...
- Saint Roch, rogando a la Virgen por la curación de los plagados – Jacques-Louis David David recurrió a temas religiosos muy raramente, y la mayoría de las obras escritas por él sobre este tema pertenecen al período creativo temprano. El más notable se puede considerar...
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