jaxenro Posted November 28, 2019 Share Posted November 28, 2019 Another of my favorite neoclassical pictures by David this is one of his earliest monumental works. When I ordered the cherry wood from SH Goode for my sofa I also ordered some picture frame material in cherry and this will be the subject. It will be a large overmantle picture for that fireplace surround I had printed measuring about a scale 6 feet wide. I have just started on the full treatment with liquitex satin varnish and gloss medium From Wiki "The Death of Seneca is a 1773 painting by Jacques-Louis David, now at the Petit Palais in Paris. It shows the suicide of Seneca the Younger. With its Boucher-like assembly of gesticulating figures, it was his third attempt to win the Prix de Rome, but lost to a painting on the same subject by Pierre Peyron. Peyron's had fewer details and a darker colour palette and was closer to the 'antique' - he was not only David's rival, but also initiated the new classicism which partly inspired David to produce his 1774 Erasistratus Discovering the Cause of Antiochus' Disease." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted November 28, 2019 Share Posted November 28, 2019 I'm interested to see the house or room box all this is going into! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaxenro Posted November 28, 2019 Author Share Posted November 28, 2019 I decided in the end to do a semi room box; essentially a floor, three walls, and removable ceiling. 16" square. That way I can use it as a backdrop for different furniture and paintings and accessories. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Summersethomes Posted November 29, 2019 Share Posted November 29, 2019 i cant wait to see it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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