The Death of Socrates

1786-1787

Dating: Date range
Held at: Statens Museum for Kunst (SMK)
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: [{"notes": "980 x 1335 mm", "part": "Netto", "type": "højde", "unit": "centimeter", "value": "98"}, {"notes": "980 x 1335 mm", "part": "Netto", "type": "bredde", "unit": "centimeter", "value": "133.5"}, {"part": "Brutto", "type": "højde", "unit": "centimeter", "value": "114.4"}, {"part": "Brutto", "type": "bredde", "unit": "centimeter", "value": "149.7"}, {"part": "Brutto", "type": "dybde", "unit": "centimeter", "value": "5"}]
Collection no.: KMS7066
Attribution: By the artist
Image rights: Public Domain Mark 1.0License details

Jean François Pierre Peyron. The Death of Socrates. Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen. Public domain; compressed study reproduction.

Collection: Statens Museum for Kunst (SMK)

About this artwork

The Death of Socrates — Jean François Pierre Peyron. 1786-1787.

Medium: Oil on canvas. Dimensions: .

Collection record: Statens Museum for Kunst (SMK), Copenhagen. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.

Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.

Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.

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