By the time it was created, this painting's story of conflict between love and patriotism had already been told by the historian Livy, as well as Pierre Corneille, in a play performed in Paris just a few years earlier.
By the time it was created, this painting's story of conflict between love and patriotism had already been told by the historian Livy, as well as Pierre Corneille, in a play performed in Paris just a few years earlier. It tells of how the Roman and Alban leaders decided to resolve their conflicts in a series of duels waged by three representatives from each side. Camilla, a sister of the Roman champions was the bride-to-be of one of the Albans and sits on the right side. On the left, the Roman brothers swear on their swords to win or die for their city. FTP, what is this David (Da veed) painting about the courage of the sons of the Horatius family?
By the time it was created, this painting's story of conflict between love and patriotism had already been told by the historian Livy, as well as Pierre Corneille, in a play performed in Paris just a few years earlier.
Oath of the Horatii