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[[File:The Combat of Ares and Athena.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|300px|''Minerva Fighting Mars'' (1771) by Jacques-Louis David]] |
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'''''Minerva Fighting Mars''''' (''Combat de Mars contre Minerve'') is an oil-on-canvas painting created in 1771 by [[Jacques-Louis David]] and now in the [[Louvre]]. |
'''''Minerva Fighting Mars''''' (''Combat de Mars contre Minerve'') is an oil-on-canvas painting created in 1771 by the French artist [[Jacques-Louis David]] and now in the [[Louvre]]. |
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==History== |
==History== |
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David produced the painting to compete for the [[Prix de Rome]] of 1771. For the competition, he and the seven other participating artists were assigned the task of painting a new work in 10 weeks on a set subject, which that year was the ''[[Iliad]]''. David's painting was awarded the second prize as the Prix de Rome was given to [[Joseph-Benoît Suvée]].<ref name="Lee"/> David believed that harsh criticism of his work by his teacher [[Joseph-Marie Vien]] had caused the prize to be awarded to an inferior painter, and became disgruntled with the academy, which he considered to be a dishonest institution.<ref>{{Cite book |first=Keith |last=Michel |url=http://worldcat.org/oclc/841914986 |title=War, Terror and Carriage by Sea. |date=2013 |publisher=Taylor and Francis |isbn=978-1-135-13378-8 |oclc=841914986}}</ref> |
David produced the painting to compete for the [[Prix de Rome]] of 1771. For the competition, he and the seven other participating artists were assigned the task of painting a new work in 10 weeks on a set subject, which that year was the ''[[Iliad]]''. David's painting was awarded the second prize as the Prix de Rome was given to [[Joseph-Benoît Suvée]].<ref name="Lee"/> David believed that harsh criticism of his work by his teacher [[Joseph-Marie Vien]] had caused the prize to be awarded to an inferior painter, and became disgruntled with the academy, which he considered to be a dishonest institution.<ref>{{Cite book |first=Keith |last=Michel |url=http://worldcat.org/oclc/841914986 |title=War, Terror and Carriage by Sea. |date=2013 |publisher=Taylor and Francis |isbn=978-1-135-13378-8 |oclc=841914986}}</ref> In 1774, David finally won the competition on his fourth attempt with ''[[Erasistratus Discovering the Cause of Antiochus' Disease]]''.<ref name="Lee">Lee, S. "David, Jacques-Louis". Grove Art Online.</ref> |
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==See also== |
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* [[List of paintings by Jacques-Louis David]] |
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==References== |
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Latest revision as of 02:31, 7 May 2024
Minerva Fighting Mars (Combat de Mars contre Minerve) is an oil-on-canvas painting created in 1771 by the French artist Jacques-Louis David and now in the Louvre.
History
[edit]David produced the painting to compete for the Prix de Rome of 1771. For the competition, he and the seven other participating artists were assigned the task of painting a new work in 10 weeks on a set subject, which that year was the Iliad. David's painting was awarded the second prize as the Prix de Rome was given to Joseph-Benoît Suvée.[1] David believed that harsh criticism of his work by his teacher Joseph-Marie Vien had caused the prize to be awarded to an inferior painter, and became disgruntled with the academy, which he considered to be a dishonest institution.[2] In 1774, David finally won the competition on his fourth attempt with Erasistratus Discovering the Cause of Antiochus' Disease.[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Lee, S. "David, Jacques-Louis". Grove Art Online.
- ^ Michel, Keith (2013). War, Terror and Carriage by Sea. Taylor and Francis. ISBN 978-1-135-13378-8. OCLC 841914986.
Bibliography
[edit]- Régis Michel and Marie-Catherine Sahut, David, l'art et le politique, Paris, Gallimard, coll. « Découvertes Gallimard » (n° 46), 1988 (ISBN 2-07-053068-X)
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