The Death of Socrates — Jacques-Louis David

Jacques-Louis David

The Death of Socrates

1787

Dating: Exact year
Held at: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 51 x 77 1/4 in. (129.5 x 196.2 cm)
Collection no.: 31.45
Attribution: By the artist
Image rights: CC0 1.0License details

Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Collection, Wolfe Fund, 1931. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. CC0.

Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Location checked Sep 8, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.

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