Mythological scenes Mythological scenes David wrote throughout his life, although most of these paintings are at the earliest and the last years of the artist’s work. Early mythological paintings were created by him mainly on motives of the “Iliad” of Homer.
Stylistically, they are executed in a rococo manner, in which the influence of Boucher and Wen is traced. The most striking example is the work with which David tried to get the right to study in Italy – “The Battle of Mars with Minerva.”
In the later mythological canvases of David, lightweight images and numerous erotic nudes predominate, such as “Sappho and Faon”, 1810, “Cupid and Psyche”, 1817, and “Venus and the grace that disarms Mars”, 1824. Critics believe that the source of inspiration When creating these paintings, David was served by the works of his students – Engra and Giraud.
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