The Death of Socrates

Summary

The Death of Socrates is a painting^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.87% of painting entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,142 views/month, #52 of 5,957).^[2]

Key Facts

• The Death of Socrates is the creator of Jacques-Louis David^[3].
• The Death of Socrates's instance of is recorded as painting^[4].
• The Death of Socrates's maintained by is recorded as European Paintings^[5].
• The Death of Socrates is owned by Charles-Louis Trudaine de Montigny^[6].
• The Death of Socrates is owned by Olivier de Saint-Georges de Vérac^[7].
• The Death of Socrates is owned by Adolphe de Rougé^[8].
• The Death of Socrates is owned by Marius Bianchi^[9].
• The Death of Socrates is associated with the Neoclassicism movement^[10].
• The Death of Socrates is associated with the academic art movement^[11].
• The Death of Socrates's genre is history painting^[12].
• The Death of Socrates's depicts is recorded as trial of Socrates^[13].
• The Death of Socrates's depicts is recorded as Conium maculatum^[14].
• The Death of Socrates's depicts is recorded as Socrates^[15].
• The Death of Socrates's depicts is recorded as suicide^[16].
• The Death of Socrates's depicts is recorded as bed^[17].
• The Death of Socrates's depicts is recorded as stairs^[18].
• The Death of Socrates's depicts is recorded as scroll^[19].
• The Death of Socrates's depicts is recorded as robe^[20].
• The Death of Socrates's depicts is recorded as man^[21].
• The Death of Socrates's depicts is recorded as forced suicide^[22].
• The Death of Socrates's depicts is recorded as chain^[23].
• The Death of Socrates's depicts is recorded as torch^[24].
• The Death of Socrates's depicts is recorded as sadness^[25].
• The Death of Socrates is made of oil paint^[26].
• The Death of Socrates is made of canvas^[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Death of Socrates is the creator of Jacques-Louis David^[3].

Publication

The Death of Socrates's genre is history painting^[12].

Subject and Themes

The Death of Socrates's main subject is Socrates^[28]. Movements include Neoclassicism^[10] and academic art^[11].

Material and Period

Recorded made from material include oil paint^[26] and canvas^[27]. The Death of Socrates took place at Metropolitan Museum of Art^[29].

Why It Matters

The Death of Socrates ranks in the top 0.87% of painting entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,142 views/month, #52 of 5,957).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]