La Mort de Socrate
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La Mort de Socrate is the original French title of Jacques-Louis David’s famous 1787 Neoclassical painting depicting the philosopher Socrates calmly accepting his death by hemlock.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| La Mort de Socrate canonical | 3 |
| The Death of Socrates | 2 |
| The Lictors Bring to Brutus the Bodies of His Sons | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Neoclassical painting
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painting ⓘ |
| artForm | oil painting ⓘ |
| artHistoricalSignificance |
canonical representation of Socrates in Western art
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key work of early Neoclassical history painting ⓘ |
| artMovementContext |
Neoclassicism
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surface form:
French Neoclassicism
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| collection |
Metropolitan Museum of Art
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surface form:
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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| colorPalette | restrained palette with strong chiaroscuro ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| creator | Jacques-Louis David ⓘ |
| creatorNationality | French ⓘ |
| depicts |
Athenian prison cell
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Crito ⓘ Plato ⓘ Socrates ⓘ cup of hemlock ⓘ death of Socrates ⓘ disciples of Socrates ⓘ hemlock poisoning of Socrates ⓘ |
| depictsEvent | execution of Socrates ⓘ |
| depictsPhilosophicalConcept |
duty to the laws of the city
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immortality of the soul ⓘ |
| depictsTimePeriod | Classical Athens ⓘ |
| genre | history painting ⓘ |
| hasPart |
central figure of Socrates seated on a bed
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elderly Plato seated at the foot of the bed ⓘ figure handing Socrates the cup of hemlock ⓘ mourning disciples surrounding Socrates ⓘ |
| inception | 1787 ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
Apology of Socrates
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Phaedo ⓘ Socratic dialogues of Plato ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
New York City
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surface form:
New York
New York City ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| location |
Metropolitan Museum of Art
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surface form:
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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| mainSubject |
philosophical martyrdom
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stoic acceptance of death ⓘ virtue ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
canvas
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oil paint ⓘ |
| movement | Neoclassicism ⓘ |
| originalLanguageTitle | La Mort de Socrate self-link ⓘ |
| painter | Jacques-Louis David ⓘ |
| title |
La Mort de Socrate
self-link
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La Mort de Socrate self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
The Death of Socrates
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Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
The Death of Socrates
this entity surface form:
The Death of Socrates
this entity surface form:
The Lictors Bring to Brutus the Bodies of His Sons
this entity surface form:
The Death of Socrates