How Did Marat Influence The French Revolution

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The Death of Marat by Jacques-Louis David was made in the year of 1793. This work of art had a major impact on society and politics. The reason this picture was made started with death. Jean-Paul Marat was an influential journalist who was loved by many. A woman murdered him in his tub because she had different beliefs. The scene of him murdered in his tub, a letter from the woman, surrounded by cloths and blood is what David painted. This had a major influence on the French Revolution. This morbid artwork was made by David for Partisans. He used the death of this important man as propaganda. It rallied together people who supported and loved Marat, but people who supported the woman were against it. Jacques-Louis David was born in Paris on

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