Death Of Marat, The

Jacques-Louis David: The Death of Marat

The Death of Marat, oil painting (1793) by French artist Jacques-Louis David depicting the assassination of Jean-Paul Marat, a radical activist of the French Revolution, by Charlotte Corday, a supporter of the opposing political party. With The Death of Marat, David transformed traditional history painting, usually reserved for biblical or Classical narratives, by depicting a scene from a contemporary event.