The Death of Socrates
Posted by Administrator | Posted in Uncategorized | Posted on 06-07-2006-05-2008
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This past weekend I had the pleasure of visiting the Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC with a great friend. One of my favorite paintings was the “Death of Socrates,” painted by Jacques-Louis David in 1787.
Socrates was given an ultimatum. Either he could renounce his beliefs or be sentenced to death by drinking hemlock.
Socrates chose death.
The picture shows a defiant Socrates as one of his followers reluctantly hands him his death elixir. Those around him are filled with grief, yet Socrates is confident and steadfast.
That is what it means to stay true to your self.
