There are whole series of his drawings devoted to different animals, especially bears, funny cats and cats or touching birds in boots. Here he laughs too, but not in an evil way, but in a kind way

Давид способствовал выдвижению картин Энгра на Большую Римскую премию — главный французский конкурс для молодых художников, призом которого являлось оплачиваемая четырёхлетняя поездка в Рим.

By the way, in the painting David very accurately captured the psychology of the ancient Romans, not all of them, of course, but those who cared about the concept of honor and military duty. Men must fight and there is nothing higher than that, even their own lives are less important. Women have only to accept this.

Bashkirtseva developed a unique style based on the techniques of Renaissance masters and realists, although she did not have the time to study these paintings long and carefully and gradually develop her artistic skills - she lived only twenty-five years.

However, all these changes of styles, different periods of creativity - from blue, pink, African, cubism to neoclassicism and surrealism, the very lifestyle of the artist, fabulous prices for his artwork, which many simply did not perceive: “my five-year-old daughter draws better”, caused irritation and dissatisfaction.

Bogatyryov died of a heart attack caused by psychological problems and alcohol abuse. Perhaps, looking at the suffering of this extraordinary artist, it is worth thinking about whether everything is so bad in Western tolerance....

At that time, revolutionary sentiments were in the air in France, and the message of this painting was close to the hearts of all French people. David became close to the French revolutionaries Marat and Robespierre, and became a member of the Convention, where he made the epochal decision regarding the fate of the king.

Удивительно, что её родные в Британии годами не знали, как сложилась судьба их родственницы-бунтарки. Лишь незадолго до смерти к Леоноре приехала одна из её племянниц с визитом. Дожив до девяносто четырёх лет, Леонора была счастлива и говорила, что к возрасту счастье не имеет отношения.

He depicted a perfectly ordinary pastime of wealthy gentlemen with girls of easy virtue. The Salon jury began to fear his paintings like fire, and Manet himself no longer expected anything good from the public. Manet was already 50 years old and suffering from a serious illness. All these trappings no longer appealed to him.