The Lictors Bring to Brutus the Bodies of His Sons

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:painting
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Jacques-Louis_David
gptkb:French_Academy_of_Painting_and_Sculpture
gptkbp:art_movement gptkb:Neoclassicism
gptkbp:art_style gptkb:church
dramatic lighting
linear perspective
emotional expressions
moral choices
dramatic realism
sacrifice for the state
suffering and loss
foreground and background contrast
emphasis on human figures
gptkbp:artist gptkb:Jacques-Louis_David
gptkbp:artistic_influence influenced modern interpretations of history
David's other works
gptkbp:artistic_legacy influential in art history
gptkbp:color muted colors
gptkbp:composed_of balanced composition
gptkbp:cultural_impact inspired later artworks
gptkbp:cultural_significance depicts moral dilemmas
gptkbp:depicts Brutus and his sons
gptkbp:dimensions 3.25 m × 4.25 m
329 cm × 422 cm
gptkbp:exhibition gptkb:Louvre_Museum
gptkbp:focus figures of Brutus and his sons
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:French_Revolution
gptkb:Monarch
fall of the Roman monarchy
gptkbp:historical_event gptkb:Monarch
gptkbp:historical_figure gptkb:Lucius_Junius_Brutus
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Lictors Bring to Brutus the Bodies of His Sons
gptkbp:influence gptkb:Neoclassicism
gptkbp:influenced_artists 19th-century art
gptkbp:influenced_by Renaissance art
gptkbp:inspiration gptkb:Plutarch's_Lives
gptkbp:location gptkb:Palais_des_Beaux-Arts,_Lille
Palazzo Brera
gptkbp:medium gptkb:oil_on_canvas
gptkbp:mood tragic
grief
gptkbp:movement gptkb:Neoclassicism
gptkbp:narrative_style the consequences of political decisions
gptkbp:notable_feature dramatic composition
gptkbp:size large scale
gptkbp:stations well-received by critics
gptkbp:style Neoclassical style
gptkbp:subject Roman history
gptkbp:symbolism gptkb:Saint
the bodies of the sons
the lictors
gptkbp:technique chiaroscuro
gptkbp:themes patriotism
loyalty and betrayal
gptkbp:year_created 1789