The Death of Socrates
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Title
The Death of Socrates
Subject
Accused by the Athenian government of denying the gods and corrupting the young through his teachings, Socrates (469–399 B.C.E.) was offered the choice of renouncing his beliefs or dying by drinking a cup of hemlock. David shows him prepared to die and discoursing on the immortality of the soul with his grief-stricken disciples.
Description
Oil on canvas
Creator
Jacques Louis David (French, Paris 1748–1825 Brussels)
Source
The Metropolitan Museum of Art:
http://www.metmuseum.org/collection/the-collection-online/search/436105
http://www.metmuseum.org/collection/the-collection-online/search/436105
Publisher
The Metropolitan Museum of Art: http://www.metmuseum.org/collection/the-collection-online/search/436105
Date
1787
Contributor
Jaime A. Martinez Jr
Format
51 x 77 1/4 in. (129.5 x 196.2 cm)
Files
Collection
Citation
Jacques Louis David (French, Paris 1748–1825 Brussels), “The Death of Socrates,” Perpetua and Felicitas Exhibit, accessed April 26, 2024, https://perpetua-felicitas.carrieschroeder.org/items/show/72.