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Charlotte Corday
Paul-Jacques-Aimé Baudry
1860 · Oil Paint, Canvas
This dramatic 19th-century history painting depicts Charlotte Corday after the assassination of the French revolutionary Jean-Paul Marat.
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Where it works
A bold work with active energy with softened warm notes — brings a composed sense of weight.
- Often works in
- Library · Study · Office
- Placement
- Reads best as a confident vertical anchor
- Walls
- Best where a lighter wall gives it room to show
- Color notes
- Olive green, Charcoal black, Rich brown
About the piece
Painted by Paul Baudry in 1860, this striking work captures the tension and drama of the French Revolution. It depicts Charlotte Corday standing composed against a map of France, contrasting with the chaotic scene of the assassinated Marat in his bath, rendered with the refined academic technique characteristic of the period.
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