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DAVID, Jacques-Louis: Portrait of Pierre Sériziat

🖼 Portrait of Pierre Sériziat, 1795
Oil on canvas
129 × 95 cm
Paris, France

Soft brushwork captures an intimate figure against warm tones, his relaxed pose suggesting quiet confidence. This 1795 portrait exemplifies Neoclassical restraint while revealing David's shift toward psychological depth during the Revolutionary Terror's aftermath.

The story of art
The story of art
E. H. Gombrich
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