The Death of Socrates, 1787, Oil on canvas, 51 x 77 1/4 in. ( x cm), Paintings, Jacques Louis David (French, Paris 17

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The Death of Socrates, 1787, Oil on canvas, 51 x 77 1/4 in. ( x cm), Paintings, Jacques Louis David (French, Paris 1748–1825 Brussels), Accused by the Athenian government of denying the gods and corrupting the young through his teachings, Socrates (469–399 ) was offered the choice of renouncing his beliefs or dying by drinking a cup of hemlock

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