David’s work is defined by its painter sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.

Man Holding Jar
David Pierre Giottino Humbert de Superville Dutch, 1770-1849

Pierre de Montarsis
Gérard Edelinck (French, born Flanders, 1640-1707) after Antoine Coypel (French, 1661-1722)

The Sacred Grove, Beloved of the Arts and the Muses
Pierre Puvis de Chavannes (French, 1824–1898)

Alexander at the Tomb of Cyrus the Great
Pierre-Henri de Valenciennes (French, 1750–1819)

Amédée-David, the Comte de Pastoret
Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres (French, 1780-1867)

The Monkey Antiquarian
Pierre-Louis de Surugue (French, 1716–1772) after Jean-Baptiste Siméon Chardin (French, 1699–1779)

Mademoiselle Jubin
Pierre-Jean David d'Angers (French, 1788–1856)

Interior of St. Mark's, Venice
David Dalhoff Neal (American, 1838–1915)

The Fisherman's Family
Pierre Puvis de Chavannes (French, 1824–1898)

The Monkey Painter
Pierre-Louis de Surugue (French, 1716-1772) after Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin (French, 1699-1779)

Mount Athos Carved as a Monument to Alexander the Great
Pierre-Henri de Valenciennes (French, 1750–1819)

Portrait of Jacques Nicolas Colbert, Archbishop of Rouen
Pierre Drevet (French, 1663-1738) after Hyacinthe Rigaud (French, 1659-1743)

Two Sisters (On the Terrace)
Pierre-Auguste Renoir (French, 1841–1919)

Pierre Dupuis, Painter to the King
Antoine Masson (French, 1636-1700) after Nicolas Mignard (French, 1606-1668)

American Collectors (Fred and Marcia Weisman)
David Hockney English, 1937-2026

Reclining Male Nude
Pierre Puvis de Chavannes French, 1824-1898

Earthly Paradise
Pierre Bonnard French, 1867–1947

Wounded Lioness
Pierre Andrieu (French, 1821-1892)

Tiger Resting
Pierre Andrieu (French, 1821-1892)