| Charlotte Corday | |
|---|---|
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| Artist | Paul Baudry |
| Year | 1860 |
| Medium | Oil on canvas, history painting |
| Dimensions | 203 cm× 154 cm(80 in× 61 in) |
| Location | Fine Arts Museum of Nantes, Nantes |
Charlotte Corday is an 1860 history painting by the French artist Paul Baudry. It depicts the aftermath of the assassination of French Revolutionary Jean-Paul Marat by Charlotte Corday on 13 July 1793. Corday, a supporter of the rival Girondist faction, stabbed Marat to death while he was in his bath. The scene had previously been depicted by Jacques-Louis David's Neoclassical The Death of Marat While David's focus was on the slain Marat, Baudry shifts this to emphasise the emotions of his killer Corday. [1] By the time Baudry produced the work, Corday who was executed shortly after the assassination, had come to be seen as a popular martyr. This is illustrated by the map of France on the wall, suggesting Corday has saved the nation from the oppressive Marat. [2]
The painting was displayed at the Salon of 1861 in Paris. Today it is in the collection of the Fine Arts Museum in Nantes, having been acquired the same year. [3]
