Jacques-Louis David

by Anita Brookner

A detailed study of the French neoclassical painter focuses on the relationship between his work and life, and his participation in the French Revolution

Genres: Art, Nonfiction, History, Biography

224 pages, Hardcover

Published January 1, 1980

About the author

Anita Brookner published her first novel, A Start In Life in 1981. Her most notable novel, her fourth, Hotel du Lac won the Man Booker Prize in 1984. Her novel, The Next Big Thing was longlisted (alongside John Banville's, Shroud) in 2002 for the Man Booker Prize. She published more than 25 works of fiction, notably: Strangers (2009) shortlisted for the James Tait Black Memorial Prize, Fraud (1992) and, The Rules of Engagement (2003). She was also the first female to hold a Slade Professorship of Fine Arts at Cambridge University.

Reviews

[Lee]

I'm still left with more questions about who this person is, and how his work was created.

I also could not find any notes for the translations on all the quotes written in French.