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The Death of Marat by Jacques-Louis David

The Death of Marat
Jacques-Louis David
1793
Oil on canvas
Neoclassicism
Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium

Jacques-Louis David was one of the most influential French painters of the Neoclassical style. David was an active supporter of the French Revolution, and went on to become the official painter for Napoleon. This painting, depicting the death of Jean-Paul Marat, a journalist and politician who was assassinated during the French Revolution, is a testament both to David's political involvement and skill as an artist.

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