Expert: AliMcJ - 12/17/2003

Question
there is a painting, i believe early renaissance, that is the death of a man in bathtub while he is reading a book or something. i was curious if you were familiar with it all. thanks for help, i know that my description was pretty vague, but i appreciate it. thanks

deborah


Answer
It is "The Death of Marat" (Jean Marat).  He had a skin condition, so he was in the bathtub a lot, which is why he has the writing desk across the tub.  It is by Jacques-Louis David:

http://www.artchive.com/artchive/D/david/marat.jpg.html


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