Hector (Jacques-Louis David)

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Hector
Le corps d'Hector - Hector's body - El cuerpo de Hector.jpg
Artist Jacques-Louis David
Year1778
Medium Oil on canvas
Dimensions123 cm× 172 cm(48 in× 68 in)
Location Musée Fabre, Montpellier

Hector is an oil painting on canvas of 1778 by the French Neoclassical painter Jacques-Louis David. It depicts the legendary Trojan hero Hector in a solemn, lifeless state, combining dramatic naturalism with early indications of David's later classical restraint. [1] [2]

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Significance

While lesser-known compared to David's grand historical canvases, Hector offers insight into his formative artistic phase. It blends classical subject matter with raw emotional force, marking a transitional point between his academic training and the fully realized Neoclassical style that would define his later works. [3]

Provenance

The painting is held in the Musée Fabre in Montpellier, France, as part of its collection of 18th-century French art. [4]

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References

  1. "Académie dite "Hector"". Les enfants ambassadeurs du musée (in French). Retrieved 13 August 2025.
  2. "Hector by DAVID, Jacques-Louis". www.wga.hu. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
  3. "Hector by Jacques Louis David". www.thehistoryofart.org. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
  4. "Hector by DAVID, Jacques-Louis". www.wga.hu. Retrieved 13 August 2025.