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The Suicide of Cato the Younger by Jean-Paul Laurens

The Suicide of Cato the Younger

Jean-Paul Laurens · 1863

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Artist
Jean-Paul Laurens
Date
1863
Location
Musée des Augustins
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Jean-Paul Laurens

Jean-Paul Laurens was a romanticist French painter and sculptor, known for his dramatic historical and religious scenes that often subtly critiqued monarchical and clerical power.

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