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Larger Image	Larger image may be viewed by UofL faculty, staff, and students only (log-in required using ULink username/password) at: http://echo.louisville.edu/login?url=http://vrc-web.louisville.edu/Jpegs/700/704-30.jpg
Title	The Tennis Court Oath, fragment of unfinished painting.
Creator	David, Jacques-Louis (French painter and draftsman, 1748-1825)
Date	1791-1792
Cultural Context	French European Western European
Style/Period	Neoclassical
Theme	Paintings (visual works) Oil paintings (visual works) History paintings Documentaries Commemoratives Unfinished Fragments Political art Revolutions French Revolution, France, 1789-1799 Politics Government Scenes (depictions) Meetings Oaths Pledges Figures (representations) Figurative art Portraits Group portraits Men (male humans) Deputies Politicians Government employees Revolutionaries Activists Leaders (people) Orators Authors Jurists Priests Clergy Religious (people) Nudes (representations) Nudity Phallic Genitals (animal or human components) Gesture Standing Sitting Embracing Front views Profiles (figures) Three-quarter views Oblique views Back views Hats
Subject	Paintings Oil paintings Commemorations Meetings Oaths Pledges of allegiance Allegiance Politics & government Political issues Political activity Political strategies Revolutions Opposition (Political science) Economic & political systems Portraits Group portraits Portrait paintings Men Politicians Government employees Government officials People associated with politics & government Revolutionaries Activists Authors Priests Clergy People associated with religion Nudes Genitals Muscles Backs (Anatomy) Baldness Gestures Hugging Holding hands Sitting Standing Hats Headgear
Description	“Four fully painted heads stand out against the enormous expanse of white ground: the abbé Grégoire, the author of tracts in defence [defense] of Jews and Blacks; Mirabeau, the celebrated orator; Barnave, a jurist from Grenoble; and Dubois-Crancé.” (pp.98-99)
People Pictured	Gregoire, Henri, 1750-1831 Mirabeau, Honore-Gabriel de Riquetti, comte de, 1749-1791 Barnave, Antoine, 1761-1793 Dubois de Crance, Edmond-Louis-Alexis, 1746-1814
Location Depicted	France
Material	Oil on canvas Oil paint (pigmented coating) Paint Canvas
Measurements	358 x 648 cm (141 x 255 1/8 in)
Technique	Painting (image-making) Oil painting (technique)
Work Type	Paintings Oil paintings Portrait paintings Portraits History paintings
Repository	Musee National du Chateau (Versailles, France) Musees Nationaux (Versailles, France)
Source	Monneret, Sophie. David and Neo-Classicism. Paris: Terrail, 1999. (p.99)
Rights	Photo/illustration credit/reproduced in Monneret courtesy: Agence de la Reunion des musees nationaux (RMN), Paris; Musee National du Chateau, Versailles.
Digital Publisher	University of Louisville Department of Fine Arts/Allen R. Hite Art Institute Visual Resources Center
Format	image/jpeg
Digital File Name	VRC 704-30.jpg
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