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Larger Image	Larger image may be viewed by UofL faculty, staff, and students only (log-in required using ULink username/password) at: http://echo.louisville.edu/login?url=http://vrc-web.louisville.edu/Jpegs/700/704-37.jpg
Title	The Lictors Bringing Brutus the Bodies of His Sons, detail of Brutus.
Creator	David, Jacques-Louis (French painter and draftsman, 1748-1825)
Date	1789
Cultural Context	French European Western European Roman Ancient Roman Italian
Style/Period	Neoclassical
Theme	Paintings (visual works) Oil paintings (visual works) History paintings Narrative (artistic device) Narratives (document genres) Storytelling Scenes (depictions) Figures (representations) Figurative art Men (male humans) Leaders (people) Rulers (people) Founders (originators) Consuls Public officers Officers (administrators) Administrators Upper class Aristocrats Fathers Husbands Spouses Parents Sons Lictors Security guards Deaths Gesture Sitting Front views Profiles (figures) Three-quarter views Oblique views Back views Costume (mode of fashion) Drapery (representations) Cloaks Capes (outerwear) Sandals Footwear Open-toed shoes Shoes (footwear) Stretchers (conveyances) Litters Furnishings (artifacts) Furniture Seating furniture Chairs (furniture forms) Klismoi Sabre legs Legs (furniture components) Backs (furniture components) Seats (furniture components) Cushions Pillows Stools (seating furniture) Footrests Footstools (stools) Shadows Light (energy) Lighting Detail views
Subject	Paintings Oil paintings Men Rulers Consuls Government officials People associated with politics & government Upper class Fathers Spouses Families Bodyguards Guards People associated with health & safety Dead persons Death Gestures Sitting Lifting & carrying Backs (Anatomy) Clothing & dress Capes (Clothing) Sandals Footwear Shoes Beards Litters Furniture Furnishings Seating furniture Chairs Pillows Stools Shadows Light Lighting Details
People Pictured	Brutus, Lucius Junius Roma (Roman deity) Romulus, King of Rome Remus (Twin of Romulus, King of Rome) Roman she-wolf (Legendary character)
Material	Oil on canvas Oil paint (pigmented coating) Paint Canvas
Measurements	323 x 422 cm (127 1/8 x 166 1/8 in)
Technique	Painting (image-making) Oil painting (technique)
Work Type	Paintings Oil paintings Portrait paintings Portraits History paintings Details
Repository	Musee du Louvre (Paris, France)
Source	Monneret, Sophie. David and Neo-Classicism. Paris: Terrail, 1999. (p.[93])
Rights	Photo/illustration credit/reproduced in Monneret courtesy: Agence de la Reunion des musees nationaux (RMN), Paris, G. Blot and C. Jean; Musee du Louvre, Paris.
Digital Publisher	University of Louisville Department of Fine Arts/Allen R. Hite Art Institute Visual Resources Center
Format	image/jpeg
Digital File Name	VRC 704-37.jpg
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