The Death of Socrates
1787 painting by Jacques-Louis David / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Death of Socrates (French: La Mort de Socrate) is an oil on canvas painted by French painter Jacques-Louis David in 1787. The painting was part of the neoclassical style, popular in the 1780s, that depicted subjects from the Classical age, in this case the story of the execution of Socrates as told by Plato in his Phaedo.[1] In this story, Socrates has been convicted of corrupting the youth of Athens and introducing strange gods, and has been sentenced to die by drinking poison hemlock. Socrates uses his death as a final lesson for his pupils rather than fleeing when the opportunity arises, and faces it calmly. The Phaedo depicts the death of Socrates and is also Plato's fourth and last dialogue to detail the philosopher's final days, which is also detailed in Euthyphro, Apology, and Crito.
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Artist | Jacques-Louis David |
Year | 1787 (1787) |
Medium | Oil on canvas |
Movement | Neoclassicism |
Dimensions | 129.5 cm × 196.2 cm (51.0 in × 77.2 in) |
Location | Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York |