The lives of the ancients seen through a French Neoclassical haze. François-André Vincent, painter. Living from 1746 to 1816, he was the son of the miniaturist François-Elie Vincent. Master of drawings to King Louis XVI.

Alcibiade recevant les leçons de Socrate. 1776. Neoclassical. French. Oil on canvas. Collections of and image source the Musée Fabre, Montpelier. Cc0 License 3.0. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Alcibades_being_taught_by_Socrates,_Fran%C3%A7ois-Andr%C3%A9_Vincent.jpg

Zeuxis Choosing his Models for the Image of Helen from among the Girls of Croton. ca. 1791. Neoclassical. French. Oil on canvas. Image source: Google Arts and Culture. Collections of the Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Center for Visual Arts, Stanford University. In the public domain in the United States because the artist died over 100 years ago. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fran%C3%A7ois-Andr%C3%A9_Vincent_-Zeuxis_Choosing_his_Models_for_the_Image_of_Helen_from_among_the_Girls_of_Croton-_Google_Art_Project.jpg

Belisarius. 1776. Neoclassical. French. Collections of the Musée Fabre, Montpelier. In the public domain in the United States because the artist died over 100 years ago. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Belisarius_by_Francois-Andre_Vincent.jpg

Arria and Paetus. 1784. Neoclassical. French. Oil on canvas. Collections of the Saint Louis Art Museum. In the public domain due to age. Image via https://www.amazon.com/Fran%C3%A7ois-Andr%C3%A9-Vincent-Arria-Paetus-Poster/dp/B01ERV1R68

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