Oath of the Horatii pupil Jean-Germaine Drouais who had himself recently won the Prix de Rome. Ultimately, David's picture manifests a progressive outlook, deeply influenced by Enlightenment ideas, that eventually contributed to the overthrow of the monarchy. As the French Revolution approached, paintings increasingly referred to the loyalty to the state rather than the family or the church. Painted five years before the Revolution, the "Oath of the Horatii" reflects the political tensions of the period. In 1789, David painted "The Lictors Bring to Brutus the Bodies of His Sons", a picture that was also a royal commission. Shortly afterward, the king went up
Tennis Court (song) Tennis Court (song) "Tennis Court" is a song by New Zealand singer Lorde, taken from her debut album "Pure Heroine" (2013). On 7 June 2013, the song was released as the album's second single by Universal Music Group, following "Royals". "Tennis Court EP" was also released, including three additional tracks. "Tennis Court" served as the fourth single from "Pure Heroine" in the United States. Written by Lorde and Joel Little and produced by Little, "Tennis Court" combines alternative pop, art pop and electropop genres with elements from downtempo, hip hop and EDM. It features synthesisers and electronic pulses in its