David: The passing show

"A look at the times, politics and art of Jacques Louis David, French revolutionary and classically inspired painter who dictated tastes in art for his time and influenced it into the future."
""Video documentary of David, showing how he used his art as a weapon for social change during the stormy period of the French Revolution and its aftermath.""
"A portrait of artist, Jacques-Louis David chronicling how he used his art as a weapon for social change."
"Using a replica of David's studio, the "newsreel" technique, and a commentary derived from David's own speeches, this film provides a fascinating insight into the man who became, ironically, the virtual dictator of arts in his day."@en
"Using a replica of David's studio, the "newsreel" technique, and a commentary derived from David's own speeches, this film provides a fascinating insight into the man who became, ironically, the virtual dictator of arts in his day."