Lagvanec Lecture - French Artist Jacques Louis David

Cyril Lagvanec, PhD, the curator of the American-Italian Research Library located on the second floor of the East Bank Regional Library, will give a lecture on the French artist Jacques-Louis David, at 7 p.m., Tuesday, June 17, at the East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W. Napoleon, Metairie.

This event is free of charge and open to the public. Registration is not required.

Jacques-Louis David was a 19th-century painter who is considered to be the principal proponent of the Neoclassical style. His most famous works include "The Death of Marat" and "Napoleon Crossing the Alps."

David was a painter of great renown as his style of history painting helped end the frivolity of the Rococo period, moving art back to the realm of classical austerity. One of David's most famous works, "The Death of Marat" (1793), portrays the famous French Revolutionary figure dead in his bath after an assassination.

David died on December 29, 1825, in Brussels, Belgium. Because he had participated in the execution of King Louis XVI, David was not allowed to be buried in France, so he was buried at Evere Cemetery in Brussels. His heart, however, was buried at the Père Lachaise Cemetery in Paris.

For more information regarding this presentation, contact Chris Smith, Manager of Adult Programming for the library, at 504-889-8143 or wcsmith@jefferson.lib.la.us.