Ultra HD Master (4 045 × 5 205 px)
Neoclassicism
1793
The Death of Marat
Original title: La Mort de Marat
Jacques-Louis David
Museum Provenance & Technical Data
Medium / Support:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
165 cm × 128 cm
Date of Creation:
1793
Scan Resolution:
4 045 × 5 205 px
Archive File Size:
7.4 MB
Permanent Collection:
Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium, Brussels
Historical Narrative
A haunting Neoclassical portrait of the assassinated French revolutionary leader Jean-Paul Marat, murdered in his medicinal bath by Charlotte Corday.
Visual & Curatorial Analysis
"David strips away decorative distractions to construct a secular civic martyr, combining austere geometric simplicity, sculptural precision, and solemn tragic grace."
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