# The Oath of the Horatii \(detail\)

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## Artwork

- Artist: [DAVID, Jacques-Louis](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/david-jacques-louis-rbd07aa6641b868>)
- Date: 1801-1850
- Technique: Oil on canvas

## Commentary

The swords glitter in the centre of the painting, and the outstretched arms raised in oath point to the weapons, indicating the coming deed. The finely judged angles of the arms form a melodious tripartite harmony, while the variously shaped swords express another aspect: this is not ordered preparation, it was a spontaneous action by ardent individuals.

## Related artworks

- [Allegory of the French People Offering the Crown and Sceptre to the King](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/david-jacques-louis-rbd07aa6641b868/allegory-of-the-french-people-offering-the-crown-and-sceptre-to-the-king-rc816fb8bdc4adb>)
- [Andromache Mourning Hector](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/david-jacques-louis-rbd07aa6641b868/andromache-mourning-hector-re95a78135db9a4>)
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- [Bonaparte, Calm on a Fiery Steed, Crossing the Alps](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/david-jacques-louis-rbd07aa6641b868/bonaparte-calm-on-a-fiery-steed-crossing-the-alps-r1ccae70b2c0e89>)
- [Brutus](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/david-jacques-louis-rbd07aa6641b868/brutus-re834a8bc118b52>)
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- [Consecration of the Emperor Napoleon I \(detail\)](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/david-jacques-louis-rbd07aa6641b868/consecration-of-the-emperor-napoleon-i-detail-r6f0af8f6299a86>)
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## Attribution

[Web Gallery of Art](<https://beta.wga.hu/pages/about>)