The historical painting The Death of Marat is an oil painting on canvas by Jacques-Louis David in 1793. The painting is in the style of Neoclassical art and is located in Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium. The painting describes the murder of Jean-Paul Marat that happened in his bathtub. The painting shows a realistic point of view. There are details in the painting that was in his actual home. David visited Marat the day before his murder and added objects he observed such as the rug. Upon looking closer, you can see a gash around his collarbone where he was stabbed by Charlotte Corday. His tilted head was wrapped in a white cloth. The lighting makes his face the focal point. His right arm draped over the tub thus allowing a quill to fall …show more content…
Jacques-Louis David was highly respected during the reign of terror (September 5, 1793, to July 28, 1794). The original painting was put on display at the National Convention of Deputies. After the execution of Robespierre on March 30, 1794, Jacques-Louis David sought his painting. David then went to Belgium where he lived for twenty-one years before his own death. The Death of Marat was restored as art roughly twenty years after David’s death. In today's society, this painting would look like a suicide. Charlotte Corday stayed after murdering Marat, thus leading to Corday’s execution. Knowing the history, we still find a common value from leaders. Marat was a leader who was loved and hated. If I were to compare them you can still find a common interest like the assassination of President Lincoln. He was assassinated for his role as a leader. Eighty years after Lincoln’s death, Hitler’s reign of power lasted 10 years longer than Marat’s before Hitler committed suicide instead of being captured. Both incidents have similar connections with The Death of Marat. Marat and Lincoln both leaders that were murdered by a killer because of political