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Abstract
David's Paris and Helen has received little attention, largely because it seems anomalously unphilosophical and “feminine” in the context of the artist's other stoic, “virile,” prerevolutionary paintings. This study identifies a moralizing point of view in Paris and Helen congruent with David's other prerevolutionary works and argues that it includes specific, antimonarchical references and is concerned with ideas of bondage and freedom. The imagery and themes of the painting, viewed in the context of the period, support the view of political and protorevolutionary content in the work.
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Yvonne Korshak
Currently engaged in David studies, Yvonne Korshak has previously written on Greek vase painting, Courbet, and Van Gogh. Her monograph Frontal Faces in Attic Vase Painting of the Archaic Period is in press. [Department of Art and Art History, Adelphi University, Garden City, Long Island, NY 11530]