Death of Socrates (1787) – Jacques-Louis David

Product Details:

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• High quality Giclée print
• Production: 1-3 days
• Shipping: 3-10 days (worldwide)

Choose between high-quality paper prints or professionally stretched canvas:

1. Fine Art Print (Paper)

• Printed using Giclée fine art technology on Enhanced Matte Art Paper, 200gsm (80lb).
• This museum-quality paper is perfect for high-resolution color graphics and illustrations.
• The matte finish highlights tones and subtle details, giving a rich, elegant look.
• Water-based inks, plastic-free, printed on sustainably sourced paper.
• Shipped in robust, protective packaging to ensure safe delivery.
• Can be hung with double-sided tape, tacks, or framed.
• Frame not included.

2. Stretched Canvas (Canvas Wrap)

Two Depth Options:

Slim - Frame depth: 19mm (0.75")
Thick - Frame depth: 38mm (1.5")

• Printed using 12-colour Giclée (Latex inkjet) process on premium canvas.
• Hand-stretched over a custom wooden frame made from European knotless pine (up to 3 meters wide).
• Each canvas is hand-finished by expert framers, with smooth, tight corners.
• The curved frame profile prevents contact with the canvas face - avoiding impression marks and surface cracks.
• Finger-jointed frame design ensures strong corner tension and resists warping.
• Wooden wedges are added on larger sizes to keep the canvas taut and allow for future re-stretching.
• Water-based inks, sustainably sourced materials, and vegan-friendly.
• Comes ready to hang.

Kindly understand, colors may vary depending on your monitor settings.

Artwork Description

Jacques-Louis David’s monumental 1787 masterpiece "La Mort de Socrate" depicts the final moments of the Greek philosopher Socrates in 399 BC, calmly drinking hemlock in his prison cell after being sentenced to death for corrupting the youth of Athens and impiety. Seated upright on his simple bed and gesturing toward the heavens, Socrates embodies stoic virtue and unwavering commitment to principle, while his grieving disciples react with a range of powerful emotions—from restrained sorrow to uncontrolled despair. Painted on the eve of the French Revolution, this iconic neoclassical work transformed a historical event into a timeless manifesto of moral courage and civic duty.

Dramatic centrepiece for a library, study, or philosophical salon; an inspiring and intellectually profound gift for lovers of classical antiquity, Enlightenment ideals, or revolutionary-era art.