1824
oil
canvas
From the collection of Detroit Institute of Arts
Roman Youth with Horse is a 1824 oil by Jacques-Louis David, a Neoclassicism work, held at Detroit Institute of Arts.
The painting depicts a young man, likely a Roman, embracing a brown horse. He is dressed in a white toga, with his right arm wrapped around the horse's neck and his left hand holding onto the horse's mane. The horse is standing on its hind legs, with its front legs raised in the air. The scene is set against a gray background, with the young man and horse positioned in the center of the canvas. The overall mood of the painting is one of tenderness and intimacy, as the young man gently holds onto the horse. This painting is a great example of Jacques Louis David's work, and you can explore more of his art by looking into his biography and other famous paintings.
Jacques-Louis David was born in Paris on 30 August 1748 into a bourgeois family; his father died in a duel when the boy was nine, and a maternal uncle guided his education.
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