The Lictors Bring to Brutus the Bodies of His Sons is a 1789 painting by the French painter Jacques-Louis David in the Neo-Classical manner. The work is housed in the Louvre in Paris. The work had tremendous appeal for the time. Before the opening of the Salon, the French Revolution had begun. The National Assembly had been established, and the Bastille had fallen. The royal court did not want propaganda agitating the people, so all paintings had to be checked before being hung.

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  • The Lictors Bring to Brutus the Bodies of His Sons is a 1789 painting by the French painter Jacques-Louis David in the Neo-Classical manner. The work is housed in the Louvre in Paris. The work had tremendous appeal for the time. Before the opening of the Salon, the French Revolution had begun. The National Assembly had been established, and the Bastille had fallen. The royal court did not want propaganda agitating the people, so all paintings had to be checked before being hung. David’s portrait of Lavoisier, who was a chemist and physicist as well as an active member of the Jacobin party, was banned by the authorities for such reasons. When the newspapers reported that the government had not allowed the showing of The Lictors Bring to Brutus the Bodies of His Sons, the people were outraged, and the royals were forced to give in. The painting was hung in the exhibition, protected by art students. The painting depicts Lucius Junius Brutus, the Roman leader, grieving for his sons. Brutus's sons had attempted to overthrow the government and restore the monarchy, so the father ordered their death to maintain the republic. Thus, Brutus was the heroic defender of the republic, at the cost of his own family. On the right, the Mother holds her two daughters, and the servant is seen on the far right, in anguish. Brutus sits on a klismos on the left, alone, brooding, but knowing what he did was best for his country. The whole painting was a Republican symbol, and obviously had immense meaning during these times in France.
  • Les licteurs rapportent à Brutus les corps de ses fils est un tableau peint par Jacques-Louis David en 1789.
  • I littori riportano a Bruto i corpi dei suoi figli è un dipinto ad olio su tela di cm 323 x 422 realizzato nel 1789 dal pittore Jacques-Louis David. È conservato al Musée du Louvre di Parigi. I cadaveri dei figli di Bruto sono retti da dei littori (attendenti dei magistrati, che portano a simbolo della loro autorità un fascio di bastoni, il fascio littorio). Viene commissionato da Luigi XVI è un altro esempio di opera che che dimostra l'attacamento maggiore alla patria piuttosto che alla famiglia, tanto che Bruto alla restituzione dei corpi dei figli non si volta neppure. I figli erano stati accusati di cospirazione contro Roma. Viene terminato dopo la presa della bastiglia nel 1789
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  • The Lictors Bring to Brutus the Bodies of His Sons is a 1789 painting by the French painter Jacques-Louis David in the Neo-Classical manner. The work is housed in the Louvre in Paris. The work had tremendous appeal for the time. Before the opening of the Salon, the French Revolution had begun. The National Assembly had been established, and the Bastille had fallen. The royal court did not want propaganda agitating the people, so all paintings had to be checked before being hung.
  • Les licteurs rapportent à Brutus les corps de ses fils est un tableau peint par Jacques-Louis David en 1789.
  • I littori riportano a Bruto i corpi dei suoi figli è un dipinto ad olio su tela di cm 323 x 422 realizzato nel 1789 dal pittore Jacques-Louis David. È conservato al Musée du Louvre di Parigi. I cadaveri dei figli di Bruto sono retti da dei littori (attendenti dei magistrati, che portano a simbolo della loro autorità un fascio di bastoni, il fascio littorio).
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  • The Lictors Bring to Brutus the Bodies of His Sons
  • Les licteurs rapportent à Brutus les corps de ses fils
  • I littori riportano a Bruto i corpi dei suoi figli
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