Death Of Socrates Tapestries

Death of Socrates study

The Death of Socrates by Jacques-Louis David, 1787. Oil on canvas.

Digital remaster of the 1787 painting by the French artist Jacques-Louis David. The painting depicts a calm Socrates surrounded by his distressed friends as he faces execution by poisoning.

Socrates was a Greek philosopher and was fundamentally responsible for Western thought. This design with his portrait and his life data is nobly designed.

The Death of Socrates - Jacques-Louis David, 1787.

The Death of Socrates (1787) by the French artist Jacques-Louis David. This famous scene, described in the writings of Plato (at foot of bed), shows the Ancient Greek philosopher Socrates (c.470-399 BC, centre) still teaching his students in prison as he reaches for a cup of hemlock (a poison) with which to commit suicide. This scene followed his conviction for corrupting the youth of Athens with his teachings. His friend Crito is holding his leg. In the background, his wife is seen leaving the prison.

The Death of Socrates (1787) by the French artist Jacques-Louis David. This famous scene, described in the writings of Plato (at foot of bed), shows the Ancient Greek philosopher Socrates (c.470-399 BC, centre) still teaching his students in prison as he reaches for a cup of hemlock (a poison) with which to commit suicide. This scene followed his conviction for corrupting the youth of Athens with his teachings. His friend Crito is holding his leg. In the background, his wife is seen leaving the prison.

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