Artists and Models — Season 1, Episode 2: Slaves of Fashion
Documentary, Drama • 84 min • 1 season, 3 episodes
Episode synopsis
Napoleon has fallen, and David is in exile. His star pupil, Jean-Auguste Ingres, seems set to assume the role of first painter of France. Ingres's superb portraits and exotic paintings of the nude have made his reputation. But he seems to be a man out of his time, and his career is marked by bitter conflicts.
About Artists and Models
Three drama-documentary films set in a Paris art studio during a century of scandal and revolution, exploring the lives of French artists Jacques-Louis David, Jean-Auguste Ingres, and Théodore Géricault.