Simon Schama's Power of Art David (Season 1, Episode 4)
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TV Episode | 51 min | Documentary, Drama, History

Simon Schama's Power of Art

David (Season 1, Episode 4)

TV-PG

TV Episode | 51 min | Documentary, Drama, History

This time Simon rather uses the works of the iron-monger's son, orphaned at 7 by a duel and trained by a famous relative, Boulanger, in the art of 'bonbonniere' paintings to the taste of the aristocracy, as illustration of a fairly ...See moreThis time Simon rather uses the works of the iron-monger's son, orphaned at 7 by a duel and trained by a famous relative, Boulanger, in the art of 'bonbonniere' paintings to the taste of the aristocracy, as illustration of a fairly elaborate sketch of the road to and trough the French Revolution rather then the other way around. David incurred a permanent jaw-mark which marked his face, speech and social skills, rather estranging him from his patrons and the Royal Academy, despite his ultimate success. After expensive French support to the American Revolution contributed to rising poverty and outcry for change, David soon espoused the cause of the revolution, even becoming a member of the legislative Convention, in the ranks of the fanatical publicist Marat, whose slaying by a moderate revolutionary he portrayed masterly, and tyrant Robespierre, the incarnation of political terror by guillotine whose head ended up like 'last' king Louis XVI's, David even rises to chief of its visual propaganda. After the collapse of the republic, David turned coat to become Napoleon Bonaparte's court-painter, only after the royal Restoration he was banished and forgotten, 'exiled' in Brussels (Belgium). Written by KGF Vissers See less

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Name	Known for
Simon Schama Self - Presenter Self - Presenter See fewer	A History of Britain (2000)
Grégoire Bonnet Figaro Figaro See fewer	The Take (2016)
Tim Frances Danton Danton See fewer	Lexx (1996)
Oliver McLelland Young David Young David See fewer	Simon Schama's Power of Art (2006)
Aubrey Wakeling David David See fewer	Terrordactyl (2016)
Tom Godwin Robespierre Robespierre See fewer	Alice Through the Looking Glass (2016)
Nigel Nevinson Mayor Bailly Mayor Bailly See fewer	Blue Iguana (2018)
Steven Matthews Marat Marat See fewer	Simon Schama's Power of Art (2006)
Mercedes Grower Charlotte Corday Charlotte Corday See fewer	Brakes (I) (2016)