Birth Chart
Jacques Louis David
Sun Virgo
Moon Scorpio
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Influences in signs
↣ Sun in Virgo - 07°22'
↣ Moon in Scorpio - 22°18'
↣ Mercury in Leo - 19°17'
↣ Venus in Leo - 21°03' - retrograde
↣ Mars in Leo - 20°31'
↣ Jupiter in Aquarius - 14°43' - retrograde
↣ Saturn in Scorpio - 04°28'
↣ Uranus in Aquarius - 14°33' - retrograde
↣ Neptune in Cancer - 24°31'
↣ Pluto in Scorpio - 26°44'
↣ North Node in Aquarius - 07°24' - retrograde
Aspects
↣ Sun and Saturn sextile (2°53' separating)
↣ Moon and Mercury square (3°01' separating)
↣ Moon and Venus square (1°15' separating)
↣ Moon and Mars square (1°47' separating)
↣ Moon and Neptune trine (2°13' applying)
↣ Moon and Pluto conjunction (4°26' applying)
↣ Mercury and Venus conjunction (1°46' applying)
↣ Mercury and Mars conjunction (1°14' applying) parallel
↣ Mercury and Jupiter opposition (4°35' separating)
↣ Mercury and Uranus opposition (4°44' separating)
↣ Venus and Mars conjunction (0°32' applying)
↣ Venus and Jupiter opposition (6°20' applying)
↣ Venus and Uranus opposition (6°30' applying)
↣ Venus and Pluto square (5°41' separating) antiparallel
↣ Mars and Jupiter opposition (5°48' separating)
↣ Mars and Uranus opposition (5°58' separating)
↣ Jupiter and Uranus conjunction (0°10' applying) parallel
↣ Jupiter and North Node conjunction (7°18' applying) parallel
↣ Saturn and North Node square (2°56' applying)
↣ Uranus and North Node conjunction (7°09' applying)
↣ Neptune and Pluto trine (2°13' applying)
Birth data
- Chart date
- 30/08/1748
- Chart time
- No time
- Date and time quality
- XX Time not informed what does this mean?
- Data origin
- Astro-Databank
- Location
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Paris, France - Latitude and longitude
- 48°52' North · 2°20' East
- Time zone
- 00:09 East
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About
Jacques-Louis David was a French painter and a central figure of Neoclassicism, known for dominating France’s artistic life for years and serving as official painter to the court and to Napoleon Bonaparte. Trained at the Royal Academy and further educated in Rome, his work shows strong inspiration from classical models and Raphael, with an emphasis on linear precision and dramatic intensity.
Among his best-known paintings are The Oath of the Horatii, The Death of Socrates and The Death of Marat; these canvases secured his reputation by combining refined technique with political or moral content, making him a leading figure in history painting. David was also an influential teacher, maintaining numerous pupils and playing a dominant role in the Salons and the Academy.
Politically active, he supported the French Revolution, allied himself with the Jacobins and took part in civic ceremonies that blended republican symbolism with theatricality. His public role as an organizer of festivals and as a visual propagandist shaped the relationship between art and politics during the revolutionary period.
David’s legacy endures both for the quality and innovation of his Neoclassical compositions and for his influence on later generations of artists and on the use of image in political contexts.
