La morte di Marat

1793

Nel 1793, Jacques-Louis David trasformò un orribile assassinio politico in un capolavoro di bellezza struggente. Raffigura il giornalista radicale Jean-Paul Marat accasciato nella sua vasca medicinale, che stringe una lettera della sua assassina, Charlotte Corday, mentre un coltello insanguinato giace abbandonato sul pavimento. Collocando la scena su uno sfondo austero e vuoto, David eleva un brutale omicidio a martirio laico, creando essenzialmente il manifesto di propaganda politica supremo della Rivoluzione francese. È un ricordo agghiacciante di come l'arte possa essere strumentalizzata per plasmare la storia.

Technique: Oil painting
Material: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 162 cm × 128 cm

Location: Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium, Brussels

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