The Oath of Brutus

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The Oath of Brutus is a neoclassical history painting by Scottish artist Gavin Hamilton, depicting the legendary Roman figure Lucius Junius Brutus swearing an oath to overthrow the monarchy and establish the Roman Republic.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf history painting
neoclassical painting
painting
artForm oil painting
artisticSchool British neoclassical history painting
basedOn Roman legend of Lucius Junius Brutus
countryOfOrigin Scotland
creator Gavin Hamilton NERFINISHED
creatorNationality Scottish
depicts Brutus swearing an oath
Lucius Junius Brutus NERFINISHED
oath-taking scene
the founding of the Roman Republic
the overthrow of the Roman monarchy
depictsEvent establishment of the Roman Republic
depictsMythology Roman mythology NERFINISHED
depictsTimePeriod ancient Rome NERFINISHED
genre Neoclassicism
hasInfluence later neoclassical depictions of Roman republican themes
hasStyle classical composition
idealized figures
hasTheme civic duty
founding of political order
sacrifice for the state
hasTitle Brutus Taking the Oath (variant title) NERFINISHED
The Oath of Brutus NERFINISHED
languageOfTitle English
mainCharacter Lucius Junius Brutus NERFINISHED
movement Neoclassicism
portrays transition from monarchy to republic in Rome
subject anti-monarchism
political revolution
republican virtue

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Gavin Hamilton notableWork The Oath of Brutus