Who painted The Death of Marat?

• A. Goya
• B. Velasquez
• C. David
• D. Rubens

Answer: (C)

This question tests your knowledge of art history and famous works. The Death of Marat was painted by Jacques-Louis David, a leading figure of Neoclassicism, around 1793 during the French Revolution. The work showcases David’s restrained, clear-line style and moralizing subject matter, portraying the slain revolutionary Marat in a calm, almost heroic pose to symbolize virtue and martyrdom. The other artists listed belong to different periods and styles: Velázquez is a 17th-century Spanish Baroque painter; Rubens is a Flemish Baroque painter known for dynamic movement and lush color; Goya is associated with Romanticism and later Realism. None of them painted this scene, so David is the correct artist.