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The Death of Marat: A Masterpiece of Historical Painting

death of marat painting

The Death of Marat is a famous painting by Jacques-Louis David, completed in 1793. It depicts the assassination of Jean-Paul Marat, a radical journalist and politician during the French Revolution. Marat was stabbed to death in his bathtub by Charlotte Corday, a young woman who sympathized with the Girondins, a rival political faction. David’s painting shows Marat lying dead in …