Early 19th Century French School, The Death Of Phocion, Prix De Rome 1804.
Early 19th century French school, The Death of Phocion, Prix de Rome 1804, oil on canvas, framed in gilded wood, dim: 42.5x58cm
Phocion, an Athenian general and statesman, was sentenced to death for treason by the Athenian people. He drank the hemlock in his prison and had to pay for the necessary dose of poison himself.
This death, which was colored heroic by Plutarch, has been compared to that of Socrates, another ancient figure who fell victim to the incomprehension of the ignorant crowd. Phocion, then in his eighties, accepted all the conditions imposed by the victor, including the exclusion from full citizenship of more than half the Athenians and the installation of a Macedonian garrison in the fortress of Mounychia.
Phocion, an Athenian general and statesman, was sentenced to death for treason by the Athenian people. He drank the hemlock in his prison and had to pay for the necessary dose of poison himself.
This death, which was colored heroic by Plutarch, has been compared to that of Socrates, another ancient figure who fell victim to the incomprehension of the ignorant crowd. Phocion, then in his eighties, accepted all the conditions imposed by the victor, including the exclusion from full citizenship of more than half the Athenians and the installation of a Macedonian garrison in the fortress of Mounychia.
8 500 €
Period: 19th century
Style: Rome and Antic Greece
Condition: Re-canvas
Material: Oil painting
Width: 46
Height: 30,5
Reference (ID): 1753249
Availability: In stock
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