In a Neoclassicist masterpiece painted on the eve of the French Revolution, Jacques-Louis David depicts the beginning of an epic Roman story in The Oath of the Horatii. Jacques-Louis David’s Napoleon ...

“Jacques-Louis David’s painting ‘The Oath of the Horatii’ [1784–5] seems to have started the idea of it being a Roman thing, but it really took off as a gesture in the 19th century ...

However, it is a deepfake. In a Neoclassicist masterpiece painted on the eve of the French Revolution, Jacques-Louis David depicts the beginning of an epic Roman story in The Oath of the Horatii. In a ...

Supporters of Elon Musk claimed his "Nazi salute" was actually a "Roman salute," but historians said there was never such a thing.

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Jacques-Louis David, The Oath of the Horatii, 1784, Paris, Louvre Instead, he points to the neoclassical French painter Jacques-Louis David, who gave the salute its first major cultural moment in ...

Jacques-Louis David's 'Oath of the Horatii' (Photo by VCG Wilson/Corbis via Getty Images) His Oath of the Horatii, completed in 1785, depicts three Roman brothers honouring their father with straight ...

Donald Trump’s ‘First Buddy’ Elon Musk has triggered a controversy with a hand gesture at the inaugural parade in Washington DC. Many have compared it to the Nazi salute. However, experts are divided.

The salute was first used during the French Revolution by The National Assembly, who were inspired by a Roman painting. “The ...