    
Title: Death of Jean-Paul Marat Description: A painting typical of a change in art after the French Revolution (1787-1799), from frivolous subjects to more stark reality; the painting depicts the death of Jean-Paul Marat (May 24, 1743-July 13, 1793), a Swiss-born physician, political theorist, and scientist, who also was a radical journalist and politician supporting the French Revolution (1787-1799) and who was responsible for the Reign of Terror; he was stabbed to death in his bathtub by Charlotte Corday (Marie-Anne Charlotte de Corday d'Armont; July 27, 1768-July 17, 1793); she was later beheaded for assassinating Marat; the celebrated painting was by Jacques-Louis David (August 30, 1748-December 29, 1825); Category: Marie Antoinette Keywords: assassinations, beheadings, executions, French Revolution (1787-1799), murders. Orientation: Landscape Dimensions: 2475 x 2041 (5.05 MPixels) (1.21) Print Size: 21.0 x 17.3 cm; 8.3 x 6.8 inches File Size: 14.48 MB (15,181,890 Bytes) Resolution: 300 x 300 dpi Color Depth: 16.7 million (24 BitsPerPixel) Compression: None Image Number: 0000259067c Source: Jay Robert Nash Collection |
