Oath of the Horatii it was painted nearly four years before the revolution in France, "The Oath of the Horatii" became one of the defining images of the time. In the painting, the three brothers express their loyalty and solidarity with Rome before battle, wholly supported by their father. These are men willing to lay down their lives out of patriotic duty. With their resolute gaze and taut, outstretched limbs, they are citadels of patriotism. They are symbols of the highest virtues of Rome. Their clarity of purpose, mirrored by David's simple yet powerful use of tonal contrasts, lends the painting, and its message
Revolution of the Mind: Live at the Apollo, Volume III Revolution of the Mind: Live at the Apollo, Volume III Revolution of the Mind: Live at the Apollo, Volume III is a live double album by James Brown released in 1971. As its subtitle suggests, it is Brown's third album recorded at the Apollo Theater, following the original "Live at the Apollo" (1963) and "Live at the Apollo, Volume II" (1968). After a triple album project recorded in France was cancelled because Brown had signed with a new label, Polydor , in 1971, Brown elected to do many of the same songs on a New York project . Unlike the