Lictor bring to Brutus the bodies of his sons

Date: 1789

The painting depicts a scene from ancient times. In the foreground, a man sits with a distant look in his mind, holding a parchment. Beside him are two women in whitish robes, one of whom looks distraught and gestures with her hands. In the background are other figures in ancient dress, some of them standing behind tables with vessels. The scene is set in classical architecture with columns.

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David painted picture Lictor bring to Brutus the bodies of his sons in 1789. Prevailing color of this fine art print is vivid and its shape is landscape. This image is printed on demand - you can choose material, size and finishing.

Jacques-Louis David (1748-1825). French painter. David lived in a time of political turmoil that affected not only our existence, but also his paintings. Indeed, they predetermined the motives of his paintings. He adapted to the times – during the monarchy, he painted members of the royal family, during the revolutionary republic and in the era of the French Empire, he made portraits of Napoleon. He was attracted by the ideal of beauty of ancient art, and he subordinated his composition and sophistication to this ideal. His work is accurate, error-free, compositionally and technically perfect. He uses light and colour curtly. His paintings helped establish the French Classicist school and became a precursor of romanticism.