Who is best known for severe Classical paintings that extol the antique virtues of moral incorruptibility, stoicism, courage, and patriotism?

a. Thomas Gainsborough
b. Jacques-Louis David
c. Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres
d. Théodore Géricault


Answer: b

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