Study for The Lictors Bringing Brutus the Bodies of his Sons

Jacques Louis David French

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This drawing is one of numerous studies for David’s masterly painting in the Louvre. The subject, drawn from Roman Republican history, describes the return of the sons of Brutus for burial. It was Brutus himself (flourished 510 B.C.) who condemned his sons to death for treason.

Study for The Lictors Bringing Brutus the Bodies of his Sons, Jacques Louis David (French, Paris 1748–1825 Brussels), Black chalk and brown ink on paper

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Study for The Lictors Bringing Brutus the Bodies of his Sons, Jacques Louis David (French, Paris 1748–1825 Brussels), Black chalk and brown ink on paper
Study for The Lictors Bringing Brutus the Bodies of his Sons, Jacques Louis David (French, Paris 1748–1825 Brussels), Black chalk and brown ink on paper
Study for The Lictors Bringing Brutus the Bodies of his Sons, Jacques Louis David (French, Paris 1748–1825 Brussels), Black chalk and brown ink on paper

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