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The companion website of a major survey of the work of Jacques-Louis David exhibited at the J. Paul Getty Museum in February 2005. The exhibition focuses on the artist's career after the French Revolution, from the mid-1790s until his death in 1825. Includes an impressive selection of David's portraits of Napoleon and a timeline that examines the events of the period. Also features insightful analysis of the roles that artists can play in the political dramas of their time.
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