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Seated Woman Lamenting
Jacques Louis David French
Not on view
David had earlier depicted the grieving nurse on the right side of The Lictors Bringing Brutus the Bodies of His Sons with her head thrown back and tearing her clothes to expose her chest, a classical motif of female lamentation. However, he eventually opted for this more restrained pose. She covers her face with drapery, hiding from the viewer the sight of her features distorted by grief.
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