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The discovery and digging of the buried city of Pompeii provided inspiration for artists who looked back to Classical life and works
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Stylistic trends include setting figures on a stage like setting to emphasize their actions and decisions. Most paintings feature didactic, moral stories that are heightened by dramatic lighting. Artists looked to the Classical past for stories and inspiration.
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America began its fight for freedom from Britain.
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JACQUES-LOUIS DAVID, Oath of the Horatii, 1784
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ANGELICA KAUFFMANN, Cornelia Presenting Her Children as Her Treasures, or Mother of the Gracchi, ca. 1785
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The French Revolution broke out in 1789 and artists such as David were involved in the fighting and politics.
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JACQUES-LOUIS DAVID, The Death of Marat, 1793
