Antoine-Laurent Lavoisier (1743–1794) e sua esposa (Marie-Anne-Pierrette Paulze, 1758–1836)

Jacques Louis David French

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 633

Este é um dos mais belos retratos do século XVIII; seu autor, Jacques-Louis David, era então aclamado como o representante máximo da pintura neoclássica francesa. Lavoisier era famoso por seus estudos pioneiros sobre a pólvora, o oxigênio e a composição química da água. Em 1789, suas teorias foram publicadas no livro Traité Élémentaire de Chimie (tratado de química elementar), com ilustrações feitas por sua esposa, que acreditava-se, era discípula de David (um portfólio com seus desenhos é visível na cadeira à esquerda). Na qualidade de diretor de administração da pólvora, Lavoisier se viu envolvido em um escândalo político que o levou a retirar a pintura do Salão de 1789. Embora tenha servido o regime revolucionário, foi guilhotinado em 1794.

#5020. Antoine-Laurent Lavoisier (1743–1794) e sua esposa (Marie-Anne-Pierrette Paulze, 1758–1836)

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Antoine Laurent Lavoisier (1743–1794) and Marie Anne Lavoisier (Marie Anne Pierrette Paulze, 1758–1836), Jacques Louis David (French, Paris 1748–1825 Brussels), Oil on canvas

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Antoine Laurent Lavoisier (1743–1794) and Marie Anne Lavoisier (Marie Anne Pierrette Paulze, 1758–1836), Jacques Louis David (French, Paris 1748–1825 Brussels), Oil on canvas
Antoine Laurent Lavoisier (1743–1794) and Marie Anne Lavoisier (Marie Anne Pierrette Paulze, 1758–1836), Jacques Louis David (French, Paris 1748–1825 Brussels), Oil on canvas
Antoine Laurent Lavoisier (1743–1794) and Marie Anne Lavoisier (Marie Anne Pierrette Paulze, 1758–1836), Jacques Louis David (French, Paris 1748–1825 Brussels), Oil on canvas
Antoine Laurent Lavoisier (1743–1794) and Marie Anne Lavoisier (Marie Anne Pierrette Paulze, 1758–1836), Jacques Louis David (French, Paris 1748–1825 Brussels), Oil on canvas
Antoine Laurent Lavoisier (1743–1794) and Marie Anne Lavoisier (Marie Anne Pierrette Paulze, 1758–1836), Jacques Louis David (French, Paris 1748–1825 Brussels), Oil on canvas
Antoine Laurent Lavoisier (1743–1794) and Marie Anne Lavoisier (Marie Anne Pierrette Paulze, 1758–1836), Jacques Louis David (French, Paris 1748–1825 Brussels), Oil on canvas
Antoine Laurent Lavoisier (1743–1794) and Marie Anne Lavoisier (Marie Anne Pierrette Paulze, 1758–1836), Jacques Louis David (French, Paris 1748–1825 Brussels), Oil on canvas
Antoine Laurent Lavoisier (1743–1794) and Marie Anne Lavoisier (Marie Anne Pierrette Paulze, 1758–1836), Jacques Louis David (French, Paris 1748–1825 Brussels), Oil on canvas
Antoine Laurent Lavoisier (1743–1794) and Marie Anne Lavoisier (Marie Anne Pierrette Paulze, 1758–1836), Jacques Louis David (French, Paris 1748–1825 Brussels), Oil on canvas
Antoine Laurent Lavoisier (1743–1794) and Marie Anne Lavoisier (Marie Anne Pierrette Paulze, 1758–1836), Jacques Louis David (French, Paris 1748–1825 Brussels), Oil on canvas
Antoine Laurent Lavoisier (1743–1794) and Marie Anne Lavoisier (Marie Anne Pierrette Paulze, 1758–1836), Jacques Louis David (French, Paris 1748–1825 Brussels), Oil on canvas
Antoine Laurent Lavoisier (1743–1794) and Marie Anne Lavoisier (Marie Anne Pierrette Paulze, 1758–1836), Jacques Louis David (French, Paris 1748–1825 Brussels), Oil on canvas

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