This painting by Jacques-Louis David is an oil painting. It is a representational painting in that it records an event that took place several thousand years earlier. The content is not at all complex. The subject matter tells you that a person's death has occurred. The message relays that this is no ordinary death. The iconography is that it is horrific because a great leader has died. This painting ultimately serves as a medium for putting the death of Socrates in perspective.
Mike Rizzi
one of my favorite paintings!
ReplyDeleteThis one really stood out to me after I went on the Google site you recommended. Glad to hear it is one of your favorites.
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