Napoleon has fallen, and David is in exile. His star pupil, Jean-Auguste Ingres, seems set to assume the role of first painter of France.\n\nIngres's superb portraits and exotic paintings of the nude have made his reputation. But he seems to be a man out of his time, and his career is marked by bitter conflicts.
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Men And Wild Horses
By the middle of the 19th century, Ingres is the grand old man of French painting. His arch-rival Delacroix is still the guiding light of the Romantics.\n\nBut there is one geni ...
21-04-2025
BBC 4
Slaves Of Fashion
Napoleon has fallen, and David is in exile. His star pupil, Jean-Auguste Ingres, seems set to assume the role of first painter of France.\n\nIngres's superb portraits and exotic ...
15-04-2025
BBC 4
The Passing Show
Docudrama exploring the French artist Jacques-Louis David. From the last decadent days of the old monarchy through the Revolution and the rise and fall of Napoleon, the arts in ...
10-04-2025
BBC 4
The Passing Show
Docudrama exploring the French artist Jacques-Louis David. From the last decadent days of the old monarchy through the Revolution and the rise and fall of Napoleon, the arts in ...
10-04-2025
BBC 4
Slaves Of Fashion
Napoleon has fallen, and David is in exile. His star pupil, Jean-Auguste Ingres, seems set to assume the role of first painter of France.\n\nIngres's superb portraits and exotic ...
15-04-2025
BBC 4
Men And Wild Horses
By the middle of the 19th century, Ingres is the grand old man of French painting. His arch-rival Delacroix is still the guiding light of the Romantics.\n\nBut there is one geni ...
21-04-2025
BBC 4