Creation of The Death of Socrates

The Death of Socrates is an oil on canvas painted by French painter Jacques-Louis David in 1787. The painting was part of the neoclassical style, popular in the 1780s, that depicted subjects from the Classical age, in this case the story of the execution of Socrates as told by Plato in his Phaedo.

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Which happened first?

• Creation of The Death of Socrates happened 3 years after Creation of The Oath of the Horatii
• Creation of The Death of Socrates happened 6 years after Creation of The Nightmare
• Creation of The Death of Socrates happened 6 years before Creation of The Death of Marat
• Creation of The Death of Socrates happened 12 years before Creation of The Intervention of the Sabine Women
• Creation of The Death of Socrates happened 13 years before Creation of The Clothed Maja

Timeline

1. Creation of The Nightmare1781
2. Creation of The Oath of the Horatii1784
3. Creation of The Death of Socrates (this page)1787
4. Creation of The Death of MaratOctober 1793
5. Creation of The Intervention of the Sabine Women1799
6. Creation of The Clothed Maja1800

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