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Painting of Roman soldiers and a grieving crowd carrying a dead body before a temple and city walls.

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The Death of Brutus, Pierre-Narcisse Guérin (1793), Museum of the French Revolution. Via artnap.com

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A dramatic historical scene shows a crowd of mourners and armed soldiers gathered before a classical temple facade and a fortified city wall. In the center, a figure in a red cloak and helmet supports a lifeless body draped in pale cloth, while a kneeling soldier with a sword looks on. This painting by Pierre-Narcisse Guérin, dated 1793, is held by the Museum of the French Revolution.

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