The Death of Marat

The Death of Marat, was a painting done by Jacques-Louis David in 1748 – 1825, depicting the assassination of Marat, a leader of the French Revolution. It was commissioned by the French Convention to glorify Marat and to serve as a propaganda that upholds the momentum of the revolution. By doing so, David aimed to raise people’s sympathies towards Marat by portraying him as the savior of the revolution, “friend of the People”, and the victim. He idealized Marat and chose to bias towards Marat on

all types have used their talents to persuade or inform people. The painting The Death of Marat by Jacques Louis David was created in 1793 (Park). Jacques Louis David used his skills as an artist to author the scene of the death of Jean-Paul Marat, which had the power to inspire people to make a change in the country of France for the better,

Artistic styles, yet they are alike. How can this be? The Death in each piece? The Dark and light contrast of the oil on canvas? It's said Jacques-Louis David mirrored Caravaggio, the brush techniques show truth in that. Each painting represented a turning point, the Catholic Church rebelling against normality, and the French revolution uprising, these Artist were riding in the front seat! Neoclassical Jacques-Louis David’s The Death of Marat, was created on the Age of Revolution, it mirrored the social

The two pieces of art I have chosen are “The Death of Marat “by Jacques Louis David, painted in 1793 and Vik Muniz’ modern recreation of the same painting from his series of works “Pictures of Garbage” 2008. “The Death of Marat” by David http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/cas/his/CoreArt/art/neocl_dav_marat.html Vik Muniz’ “Marat” http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703440004575548581385394008.html The most obvious comparison between these two works is the subject matter as one is

The photo I chose was “The Death of Marat.” This picture has significant meaning and a powerful back story. It speaks two different voices for each side of the fence during the France revolution. For some individuals this picture was a symbol of power because Marat was looked up as a rebel and a leader, but to the others this picture represented victory and a new start because Marat had been killed and it saved hundreds of thousands of civilians from being beheaded. As the movie wasteland show cased

Jacques-Louis David released his painting titled The Death of Marat in 1793 after the murder of Jean-Paul Marat. The revolutionary painting shows Marat’s deceased body soaking in a bloody bath, with a quell in hand. Many thoughtfully placed details are included in the piece that add to the implication that one should focus on the sacrifices, and involvement Marat made during the French Revolution. With the use of symbolism, David coax’s the audience into viewing Marat as the political martyr of the revolution

The Death of Marat by Jacques-Louis David is a well-known painting constructed during the French Revolution. The main character of the painting was called Jean-Paul Marat. Marat was a lawyer during this time period. In his time alive he was able to defend many French people that weren’t able to defend themselves even if he suffered while doing it. Initially, Marat was killed by Charlotte Corday. Corday was a young royalist who believed that she was destined to liberate France. One of the main reasons

The French Revolution was a chaotic time of blood, death, and fear. Though there were many negative outcomes and events of the Revolution, it big change to sweep across France. The Revolution began in the middle of 1789 with the swearing of the Tennis Court Oath, in which members of the third estate, as well as some from the first and second estates, swore that they would not go anywhere until they had written a constitution for France. Then, the Revolution really took off, and continued on for

two exquisite works of art or shall we call them the grand master pieces of their era’s. Both Jacques-Louis David’s The Death of Marat and Michelangelo’s Pieta flawlessly reflects the untimely deaths of two significant figures that we know of today. The two figures comprised of Jesus Christ in Michelangelo’s Pieta and Jean-Paul Marat in Jacques-Louis David’s The Death of Marat. In the two pieces we see that the pair of artists portray the figures in a divine and yet virtuous way. One work of art

cost the lives of millions of your brothers. (p.1) Marat is a man for the common people, and he lived to enforce justice and equality. French revolutionist, Jean Paul Marat led a life of voicing his opinion despite the consequences. He fought for the equality of people from his younger years all the way to death. Marat’s early life sprouted a rare personality during the French Revolution, and his rare personality is the reason for his popularity. Marat was born to middle-class parents in Switzerland