Event: ART + HISTORY: EVENING ENCORES
THE DEATH OF MARAT BY JACQUES-LOUIS DAVID
Organizer: SMITHSONIAN ASSOCIATES
Speakers: Paul Glenshaw
Tickets: $25 (concessions may apply)
Date: May 28th 6:45pm Pacific Time (USA). Equivalent times:
Americas - PT: May 28th 6:45pm | ET: May 28th 9:45pm.
Europe - UK: May 29th 2:45am | CET: May 29th 3:45am.
APAC - CST/HKT/SGT: May 29th 9:45am | AET: May 29th 11:45am.

Description snippet:
"If you’ve not experienced Paul Glenshaw’s dynamic series Art + History, in which he examines great works of art in their historical context, now’s your chance. In this summer series, he reprises six of his earlier daytime sessions in livestreamed evening programs through June, July, and August. In each, he delves into the time of the artist, explores the present they inhabited, and what shaped their vision and creations, bringing the art and their creators to vivid life...

Session Information
The Death of Marat by Jacques-Louis David
The Death of Marat by Jacques-Louis David is one of the most iconic images of the French Revolution. This memorial to the martyred journalist and politician assassinated in his bathtub on July 13,1793 was painted by the leading French artist of the era and is remarkable both for its calm and quiet as well as the implied violence of the scene—Marat has just been stabbed. Glenshaw explores what happened in the moments, days, and months that preceded Marat’s end as captured by David. What were the circumstances of his death? Why would a young woman from an impoverished noble family work her way into his home and kill him? How did Marat rise to prominence in the Revolution? Why did David choose to create the painting? Glenshaw examines the intersections of these lives in the tumult of revolution, and the lasting appeal of this extraordinary painting..."

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS AND CREDITS
Smithsonian Associates