what french painter did the death of marat
Jacques-Louis David. French painter who was famous for the paintings he did during the French revolution. Some of these painting include The Oath of the Horatii (1784) and The Intervention of the Sabine Women (1799). He is famous for a painting he did that depicted the Indoor Tennis Court Oath as well. His close friends were the chemists Antoine Lavoisier and wife Marianne, and there is a famous painting of them by him. His most famous painting however, is the Death of Marat. After Jean Paul Marat was killed during the French revolution in his bathtub by Charlotte Corday, David painted the dead Marat in his bathtub. This painting was propaganda, and is considered to be a cult image as well, as there are some similarities between Christ and Marat in the painting.