View asset onlyLes Licteurs rapportent a Brutus les corps de ses filsDavid, Jacques Louis; 1748–1825.“Les Licteurs rapportent a Brutus les corps de ses fils” (The Lictors bring Brutus’s dead sons to him), 1789.Detail.(Lucius Junius Brutus orders both sons to be decapitated for conspiring against the republic; c. 509 B.C.).Oil on canvas, 325 × 425 cm. Inv. 3693.Paris, Musée du Louvre.IdentifierAKG581798ArtistANONYMOUS PERSONMuseumParis, Musée du LouvreSourceMaurice BabeyCredit lineakg-images / Maurice BabeyEvent date-509Image date1789Time Period1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.6TH CENTURY B.C.ANCIENT WORLD ; ANTIQUITYTopicCLASSICISMCONSPIRACYDETAILFAMILY TRAGEDYFATHER AND SONFRENCH ARTHISTORYKEENLICTORSPERSONREPUBLICROMAN EMPIRESCENEGeographyITALYROMEPersonJACQUES LOUIS DAVIDLUCIUS IUNIUS BRUTUSTechniquePAINTING (OBJECT)PAINTING (TECHNIQUE)Size4961px × 3730px (52 MB) 42.0 cm × 31.5 cm @ 300 dpiSpecial Formats8259px × 6209px (147 MB) TIFF69.9 cm × 52.6 cm @ 300 dpiAdd to lightbox: 'My First Lightbox'Add to cartDownloadRelated Selections:August 2018: 270 years since the birth of Jacques-Louis David
