The Lictors Bringing Brutus the Bodies of His Sons

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:painting
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Louis_David
gptkb:the_Royal_Academy_of_Painting_and_Sculpture
gptkbp:artist gptkb:Jacques-Louis_David
gptkbp:color earth tones
gptkbp:cultural_significance French art history
gptkbp:depicts gptkb:heroism
gptkb:justice
gptkb:Brutus
gptkb:historical_figure
suffering
grief
family loyalty
moral dilemmas
emotional conflict
sorrow
historical tragedy
political loyalty
sacrifice for the state
patriotic duty
family tragedy
historical loyalty
sacrifice for justice
sacrifice of children
Roman lictors
historical loyalty to family
historical loyalty to the state
patriotic sacrifice
political sacrifice
the bodies of his sons
gptkbp:dimensions 3.25 m × 4.25 m
gptkbp:exhibited_at gptkb:Salon_of_1793
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:Monarch
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Lictors Bringing Brutus the Bodies of His Sons
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:award
gptkb:Historical_Society
gptkb:Neoclassical_movement
subsequent artists
political art
moral themes in art
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:French_Revolution
Classical art
gptkbp:inspiration gptkb:Plutarch's_Lives
gptkbp:location Palazzo Brera
gptkbp:medium gptkb:oil_on_canvas
gptkbp:movement gptkb:Neoclassicism
gptkbp:notable_for gptkb:church
emotional intensity
dramatic composition
gptkbp:part_of David's oeuvre
gptkbp:style Neoclassical style
gptkbp:symbolism gptkb:Saint
gptkbp:theme patriotism
gptkbp:year_created 1789