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Jacques-Louis David, The Death of Socrates

by Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker

Jacques-Louis David, The Death of Socrates, 1787, oil on canvas, 129.5 x 196.2 cm (The Metropolitan Museum of Art)

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Jacques Louis David, The Death of Socrates

Jacques Louis David, The Death of Socrates

Jacques Louis David, The Death of Socrates

Jacques Louis David, The Death of Socrates

Jacques Louis David, The Death of Socrates

Jacques Louis David, The Death of Socrates

Jacques Louis David, The Death of Socrates

Jacques Louis David, The Death of Socrates

Jacques Louis David, The Death of Socrates

Jacques Louis David, The Death of Socrates

Jacques Louis David, The Death of Socrates

Jacques Louis David, The Death of Socrates

Jacques Louis David, The Death of Socrates

Jacques Louis David, The Death of Socrates

Cite this page as: Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker, "Jacques-Louis David, The Death of Socrates," in Smarthistory, October 26, 2022, accessed March 25, 2023, https://smarthistory.org/jacques-louis-david-the-death-of-socrates/.