alb9857864

JACQUES LOUIS DAVID. The Lictors Returning to Brutus the Bodies of his Sons. Study, late 18th-early 19th century. Creator: Jacques-Louis David.

JACQUES LOUIS DAVID. The Lictors Returning to Brutus the Bodies of his Sons. Study, late 18th-early 19th century. The Roman leader Lucius Junius Brutus (6th century BCE), founder of the Roman Republic, contemplates the fate of his sons. They had conspired to overthrow the republic and restore the monarchy, and Brutus himself was compelled to order their deaths. In doing so, Brutus became the heroic defender of the republic, at the cost of his own family.

Share
Pinterest
Twitter
Facebook
Copy link
Email

Add to another lightbox

Do you already have an account? Sign in

You do not have an account? Register

Buy this image. Select the use:

Author:

Jacques Louis David (1748-1825)

Title:

The Lictors Returning to Brutus the Bodies of his Sons. Study, late 18th-early 19th century. Creator: Jacques-Louis David.

Caption:

The Lictors Returning to Brutus the Bodies of his Sons. Study, late 18th-early 19th century. The Roman leader Lucius Junius Brutus (6th century BCE), founder of the Roman Republic, contemplates the fate of his sons. They had conspired to overthrow the republic and restore the monarchy, and Brutus himself was compelled to order their deaths. In doing so, Brutus became the heroic defender of the republic, at the cost of his own family.

Personalities:

JACQUES-LOUIS DAVID (1748-1825) • JACQUES LOUIS DAVID • LUCIUS JUNIUS BRUTUS

Credit:

Album / Heritage Art/Heritage Images

Releases:

Model: No - Property: No
Rights questions?

Image size:

4960 x 3829 px | 54.3 MB

Print size:

42.0 x 32.4 cm | 16.5 x 12.8 in (300 dpi)

Keywords:

18TH CENTURY • 18TH CENTURY, THE • 18TH • ANCIENT ROMAN • ANCIENT ROME • ATTENDANT • BIRTH • BLUNDER • BLUNDERBUSS • BRUTUS • CENTURY • CHILDBIRTH • COLOR • COLOUR • CONCEPT • COUNTRY • DAVID L • DAVID LOUIS • DAVID • DAVID, JACQUES LOUIS • DEAD BODY • DEAD • DEATH • DRAMATIC • EIGHTEENTH CENTURY • EQUIPPED WITH LAMINATED GLASS • FAMILY • FEMALE • FRANCE • FRENCH • GESTURING • GRIEF • GRIEVING • GUARD • GUY • HAND GESTURE • INDOORS • INSIDE • INTERIOR • ISRAEL • ITALIA • ITALY • JACQUES LOUIS DAVID • JACQUES LOUIS • JACQUES-LOUIS DAVID • JACQUES-LOUIS • LABOUR • LICTOR • LICTORS • LIGHT • LOCATION • LUCIUS JUNIUS BRUTUS • LUCIUS JUNIUS • MALE • MAN • MATERNITY • MEN • MOTHER • MOTHERHOOD • MUM • MUSEUM • NATIONAL MUSEUM SWEDEN • NATIONALMUSEUM SWEDEN • OIL ON PAPER MOUNTED CANVAS • PAINTING • PARENT • PARENTING • PEOPLE • POLITICAL • POLITICIAN • POLITICIANS • POLITICS • ROMAN • ROME • STOCKHOLM NATIONAL MUSEUM • SWEDEN • SWEDISH • TRAGEDY • TRAGIC • UPSET • WARDER • WOMAN • WOMEN • XVIII CENTURY