Curator’s note
The Tennis Court Oath
Jacques-Louis David's record of a pivotal moment of the French Revolution, the 1789 oath of the Third Estate to draft a constitution. Left unfinished, this ambitious work captures his aim to immortalize revolutionary ideals in history painting.
Source: Arterra 큐레이션
- Date
- 1791
- Medium
- ink
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