
1793
Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium
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Description
1793 painting by Jacques-Louis David, Brussels, Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium
Medium
oil paint
Dimensions
165 × 128 cm
💡 Did you know
One of the most famous images from the era of the French Revolution, it was painted when David was the leading French Neoclassical painter, a Montagnard, and a member of the revolutionary Committee of General Security. Created in the months after Marat's death, the painting shows Marat lying dead in his bath after his assassination by Charlotte Corday on 13 July 1793.

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