The Death of Socrates
Painting by Jacques-Louis David
The Death of Socrates 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... Wikipedia
Artist: Jacques-Louis David
Location: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Subject: Socrates
Period: Neoclassicism
Created: 1787
Genre: History painting
Dimensions: 4′ 3″ x 6′ 5″