Christ on the Cross (David)
| Christ on the Cross | |
|---|---|
| Artist | Jacques-Louis David |
| Year | 1782 |
| Medium | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 276 cm × 188 cm (109 in × 74 in) |
| Location | Church of St Vincent, Mâcon |
Christ on the Cross is a 1782 oil-on-canvas painting by the French Neoclassical artist Jacques-Louis David. It was commissioned by marshal Louis de Noailles and his wife Catherine de Cossé-Brissac for their family chapel in the église des Capucins in Paris. One of David's few religious works, it is now in the église Saint-Vincent in Mâcon.[1][2]
See also
References
- ^ "Christ on the Cross (1782) by Jacques-Louis David – Artchive". Retrieved 2025-08-13.
- ^ "Christ on the Cross by DAVID, Jacques-Louis". www.wga.hu. Retrieved 2025-08-13.
Bibliography
- Antoine Schnapper (ed.) and Arlette Sérullaz, Jacques-Louis David 1748–1825: catalogue de l'exposition rétrospective Louvre-Versailles 1989-1990, Paris, Réunion des Musées nationaux, 1989 (ISBN 2711823261)
- Sophie Monneret, David et le néoclassicisme, Paris, Terrail, 1998 (ISBN 2879391865)
- Simon Lee, David, Paris, Phaidon, 2002 (ISBN 0714891053)
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