The idealized faces and bodies of the men, bunched together for solidarity, with their determined looks and taut, outstretched limbs: all this conveys an intensity and clarity of purpose, as they take their oath of allegiance to Rome. The trio express no emotion or doubt about the nature of their patriotic duty.
•The Death of Marat•
Although a withered invalid in life, Marat has been given long muscular arms in death. His right arm is left dangling in a manner reminiscent of Jesus in The Entombment of Christ (1601-3, Vatican Museums) by Caravaggio. His oozing skin is now smooth and unblemished.
•Napoleon Crossing the Alps•
Bonaparte appears mounted in the uniform of a general in chief, wearing a gold-trimmed bicorne, and armed with a Mamluk-style sabre. He is wreathed in the folds of a large cloak which billows in the wind. His head is turned towards the viewer, and he gestures with his right hand toward the mountain summit.
•The Death of Socrates•
Socrates is stoic and calm because he sees death as a separate, actual realm, a different state of being from life but not an end to being.
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•Oath of Horati•
The idealized faces and bodies of the men, bunched together for solidarity, with their determined looks and taut, outstretched limbs: all this conveys an intensity and clarity of purpose, as they take their oath of allegiance to Rome. The trio express no emotion or doubt about the nature of their patriotic duty.
•The Death of Marat•
Although a withered invalid in life, Marat has been given long muscular arms in death. His right arm is left dangling in a manner reminiscent of Jesus in The Entombment of Christ (1601-3, Vatican Museums) by Caravaggio. His oozing skin is now smooth and unblemished.
•Napoleon Crossing the Alps•
Bonaparte appears mounted in the uniform of a general in chief, wearing a gold-trimmed bicorne, and armed with a Mamluk-style sabre. He is wreathed in the folds of a large cloak which billows in the wind. His head is turned towards the viewer, and he gestures with his right hand toward the mountain summit.
•The Death of Socrates•
Socrates is stoic and calm because he sees death as a separate, actual realm, a different state of being from life but not an end to being.