ONLINE PROGRAM 

Jacques-Louis David

Chris Boïcos, Art Historian and Director of Paris Art Studies 

Reception 1:00 - 1:30 pm 

Jacques-Louis David (1748-1825) produced imagery that to this day inhabits the collective imagination of the French and the Europeans: from The Death of Marat to Napoleon Crossing the Alps and The Coronation of Napoleon, his paintings are the filter through which we picture the great moments of the French Revolution and the Napoleonic Empire, while his portraits bring to life the society of his period.

To mark the bicentennial of his death in exile in Brussels in 1825, the Musée du Louvre is offering a new perspective on this extraordinary artist. The exhibition spans his career through six different political regimes and, notably, the French Revolution. One hundred works are on special loan to the Louvre, including the seldom shown The Oath of the Tennis Court from Versailles, and the original version of the celebrated The Death of Marat from Brussels.

This is the first major exhibition on David’s art since the great 1989 bicentennial commemoration of the French Revolution and a unique opportunity to rediscover the grandeur and breadth of a monumental French painter. The exhibition is on view at the Musée du Louvre, Paris, October 15, 2025–January 26, 2026.

$15 fee for guests and subscribers (no fee for members)