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The Death of Marat Series
I saw this painting ‘The Death of Marat’ on a poster advertising French History when I was younger. I was instantly captivated by the entire painting; from the subtle look on his face to the bloodred bath water. The painting is by Jacques-Louis David, and depicts the murder of Jean-Paul Marat, the leader of a radicalist French Political party during the Revolution. Marat suffered with Eczema, a skin condition that confined him to bathe in oatmeal everyday. He was stabbed by Charlotte Corday, who was inspired through speeches based on the hatred for the Montagnards, with whom Marat was involved, to stab Marat after an interview with him in his bathtub, with a kitchen knife. This series of photographs is loosely based on that iconic painting.
The Death of Marat Series
I saw this painting ‘The Death of Marat’ on a poster advertising French History when I was younger. I was instantly captivated by the entire painting; from the subtle look on his face to the bloodred bath water. The painting is by Jacques-Louis David, and depicts the murder of Jean-Paul Marat, the leader of a radicalist French Political party during the Revolution. Marat suffered with Eczema, a skin condition that confined him to bathe in oatmeal everyday. He was stabbed by Charlotte Corday, who was inspired through speeches based on the hatred for the Montagnards, with whom Marat was involved, to stab Marat after an interview with him in his bathtub, with a kitchen knife. This series of photographs is loosely based on that iconic painting.