Five distinct characteristics of the death of Marat

  • mhk

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    Art
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    cynthia
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    1 year ago

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In 1793, Jacques Louis David, the official artist of the French Revolution, painted the Death of Marat as a tribute to his slain friend, the revolutionary propagandist Jean-Paul Marat, in the wake of his assassination.

Although a withered invalid in life, Marat has been given long muscular arms in death.

His right arm is left dangling in a manner reminiscent of Jesus in The Entombment of Christ (1601-3, Vatican Museums) by Caravaggio. His oozing skin is now smooth and unblemished.

Like other Neoclassical paintings by David, The Death of the Marat features a perfectly balanced composition; Marat and his bathtub form a horizontal plane in the foreground, which offsets the scene's minimalist backdrop

The Death of Marat was revolutionary for several reasons. The first is that it depicts a martyr of the French Revolution. The second is that it was painted in the midst of the French Revolution, mere months after Marat's demise.

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