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Summary
Object
Jacques-Louis David: The Death of Socrates
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| Title |
Arabic: موت سُقراط  The Death of Socrates |
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painting |
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| Genre |
history painting |
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| Description |
English: Fragment of The Death of Socrates. Close-up of Socrates' hand reaching for the cup of water poisoned with Conium maculatum, also known as hemlock. In ancient Greece, hemlock was sometimes respectfully offered to prosecuted prisoners as a way for them to carry out their own execution. See also: Trial of Socrates. |
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| Depicted people |
Socrates |
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| Date |
1787 |
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| Medium |
oil and oil painting on canvas |
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| Dimensions |
height: 129.5 cm (50.9 in) ; width: 196.2 cm (77.2 in) |
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| Accession number |
31.45 (Metropolitan Museum of Art) |
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Photograph
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العربية: اعطني سم لأستنشق رائحة الموت الزكية  |
| Date | 24 April 2010 |
| Source | File:David - The Death of Socrates.jpg |
| Author | User:Stevertigo |
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| current | 02:32, 24 April 2010 | | 170 × 214 (57 KB) | Stevertigo | {{Information |Description={{en|1={{Painting | Artist = Jacques-Louis David | Title = The Death of Socrates | Year = 1787 | Technique = Oil on canvas | Dimensions = 130 x 196 cm | Gallery = [[M |
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