Neoclassicism
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The Death of Socrates
Painting · Jacques-Louis David
David's The Death of Socrates (1787) is a manifesto of Neoclassicism: the philosopher reaches for the hemlock mid-argument, still teaching as he dies.Crosses Neoclassicism × Painting × Socrates, an ar
A Man Offering Gifts at the Altar of Venus
Stipple engraving · Francesco Bartolozzi
Francesco Bartolozzi (1727-1815) was among the most celebrated engravers of the eighteenth century. Born in Florence, he settled in London in 1764, became a founding member of the Royal Academy in 176
The Coronation of Napoleon
Painting (oil on canvas) · Jacques-Louis David
The painting is six metres by ten. It took David three years to finish. It is the most consequential single piece of imperial propaganda produced by any European regime between Napoleon and the First
The Death of Marat
Painting (oil on canvas) · Jacques-Louis David
Jean-Paul Marat was murdered on the thirteenth of July 1793 by Charlotte Corday, a young woman from Caen who had travelled to Paris specifically to kill him. He suffered from a severe and disfiguring
