The Death of Marat

Jean-Paul Marat was an important figure in the French revolution because of his tactful writing style, his callings for more violence, and the legacy he left in the French revolution. To start, Jean-Paul Marat was an important figure in the French Revolution because of his tactful writing style. The title of his Newspaper that was published during the duration of the French revolution was Ami du peuple, which translates to Friend of the People. Titling his paper in this manner offered Marat many benefits

Death Portraits of Jean-Paul Marat The French Revolution one of the most important significant events in European history, which lead to the end of European monarchy. The French Revolution effected the way Europeans used to think giving of the sense of hope and liberty from monarch’s or nobles. Thanks to the theories of radical journalists and politicians whom started to publish their thoughts about the French monarchy government, and the leaders of the corrupted government people started to speak

Similarly to Caesar, Jean-Paul Marat, a politician during the French Revolution of 1789, is also considered on the more elite half of the social hierarchy during that time. The social status’ of these two men didn’t make them any less susceptible to very real problems, including physical disabilities, murder and incontrol of what happens after death. No matter what a

The painting depicts the murder of Jean-Paul Marat that occurred while he was in his bathtub. When I initially looked at this painting, I noticed the dying body and the letter in his hand. At first when I looked at this painting, I thought the letter in Marat's hand was a suicide note. It just seemed odd to me that he was holding a letter in his hand if it had not been a suicide. However, the letter in Marat's hand was sent from his murderer Charlotte Corday-in fact you can see her name written on

The Stepping Stone of Murder Rarely in history has murder been viewed as righteous, but in the cases of Julius Caesar and Jean-Paul Marat, it was praised rather than shunned. When diving into the stories of these two murders there are noticeable comparisons between Marc Antony in The Tragedy of Julius Caesar and Jacques-Louis David, artist of The Death of Marat. Both presented their fallen friend in a better light and manipulated the masses to serve their side, using murder as a stepping stone to

Jean Paul Marat: Target and Martyr of Liberty The French Revolution produced countless influential politicians throughout its tumultuous course. As a political figure in the French Revolution, Jean Paul Marat began as a nonentity and became a martyr to the revolutionary patriots of France. His influence is often misconstrued, and sometimes overlooked. Although he was not a political leader like Robespierre, his influence was substantial in that he motivated many people through his writings

lower class French citizens. Jacques-Louis David was a highly influential Neoclassical artist during this time. Commissioned by both Nobles and lower class citizens of France, he created artworks such as the Oath of the Horatii (image 1), the Death of Marat (image 2), and Napoleon Crossing the Alps (image 3). David's art represented the ideas of thinkers of that time rather than just the ideals of that time. The purpose of David's art was to gain the support of French citizens through artistic propaganda

revolutionary France. With his newspaper and political positions, Marat pushed for a complete eradication of the noble class in current power, advanced the Convention beliefs, and pressed for liberal changes throughout the Parisian government. According to Ide, In Marat’s newsletter L’Ami du peuple, meaning friend of the people, he intensely criticized the upper class and nobles throughout France. Even before his newsletter’s first issues, Marat was outspoken against the injustices done by English aristocrats

standing was murdered as shown by Jacques-Louis David’s painting, The Death of Marat. The two historical events seem wildly different- except for the killers. Charlotte Corday and Marcus Brutus are comparable via their public image, murder weapon, and motive. The essential part to any murder is a motive, which both Corday and Brutus had. Both eliminated their victims for selfless reasons. The only reason Corday killed was because Marat was seen as a threat to the success of the French Revolution for

first examining the events that lead to it. The flight of King Louis XVI and his family, the eventual execution of the king and Marie Antoinette, the purge of the Girodins as a political group, and the assassination of radical journalist, Jean-Paul Marat, are a few of the significant events that lead to terror being called the order of the day. Although there are many other significant events throughout the French Revolution, the aforementioned occurrences are key in what led to the