To the right of the title figure are six men, one of whom grabs the title figure's left leg; that title figure points skyward, reaching with his left hand for the chalice that will cause the title event.
The base of this work contains a rusted chain next to a wound scroll. A man in white sits with bowed head at the left while another white-haired man clutches his head at the right. Three figures ascend a staircase in the background, behind a man who despairingly presses his forehead into a stone wall. To the right of the title figure are six men, one of whom grabs the title figure's left leg; that title figure points skyward, reaching with his left hand for the chalice that will cause the title event. For ten points, identify this painting by Jacques-Louis David, about a philosopher's execution.
The base of this work contains a rusted chain next to a wound scroll.
The {Death of Socrates}