Jean-Paul Marat was many things; he was a great philosopher who helped to bring the French out of dark times. He was a radical voice and journalist during the French Revolution who resolutely stood up for the rights of the poor sans-culottes.
Jean Paul Marat.
Jean-Paul Marat was killed by Charlotte Corday in his bathtub.
Marat, a prominent figure during the French Revolution, was cleanedly murdered in his bathtub by Charlotte Corday on July 13, 1793. Marat, suffering from a debilitating skin condition, was assassinated by Corday, who sought to eliminate him due to his radical political views and perceived role in inciting violence during the Revolution.
Self-sacrifice.
Well i know she was the woman who killed Jean- Paul Marat, who by the way was an important leader in the fight against the government rulers. He was also blamed for the September Massacres in Paris which was the motive behind his assignation (look up 'Death of Marat')
Charlotte Corday
Jean Paul Marat.
Jean-Paul Marat was killed by Charlotte Corday in his bathtub.
Jean Paul Marat
Marat, a prominent figure during the French Revolution, was cleanedly murdered in his bathtub by Charlotte Corday on July 13, 1793. Marat, suffering from a debilitating skin condition, was assassinated by Corday, who sought to eliminate him due to his radical political views and perceived role in inciting violence during the Revolution.
The dead man in the painting, Jean-Paul Marat, was a comrade of the artist, Jacques-Louis David, during the French Revolution. Marat was a journalist and a radical who was known for rallying people for the revolt, and was ultimately murdered by Charlotte Corday, (mentioned in the note Marat is holding in the painting). Corday felt that by killing Marat, thousands of deaths in the name of the revolution could be avoided. The purpose could be interpreted as a memorial to the artist's friend as well as a political statement for the horrendous occurrences brought about from the French Revolution.
Jean-Paul Marat was a leader of the French revolution. He was the editor of "L'ami du peuple" ("Friend of the people"). The newspaper that named people who were to be executed during the Terror.
Jean-Paul Marat, Maximilien Robespierre, Georges Danton, Louis XVI,
He was a scientist, physician and radical journalist durint the French Revolution.
Jean Paul Marat was a leader of the French Revolution. He was killed by Charlotte Corday of Caen, France in his bath tub. He continued to issue letters, pamphlets, and speeches to the citizens of France for the Revolution, despite the troubles it had in establishing a government, and eventually the Emperor Napoleon. Marat's socialist ideals were corrupted. Even with the Revolutionary Tribunals and use of the guillotine the redistribution of wealth could not occur, leaving the poor facing inflation, war, and few options.
Robespierre, Dumouriez, Danton, the sans-cullotes, Marat, Brissot...
Jean-Paul Marat, a French revolutionary and journalist, was stabbed to death in his bathtub by Charlotte Corday on July 13, 1793. Corday was a supporter of the Girondins faction and believed that by killing Marat, she could halt the radical turn of the French Revolution.