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File:David - The Death of Socrates.jpg to appear as POTD soon[edit]

Hello! This is a note to let the editors of this article know that File:David - The Death of Socrates.jpg will be appearing as picture of the day on September 12, 2016. You can view and edit the POTD blurb at Template:POTD/2016-09-12. If this article needs any attention or maintenance, it would be preferable if that could be done before its appearance on the Main Page. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 01:57, 28 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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The Death of Socrates is a 1787 oil-on-canvas painting by the French painter Jacques-Louis David depicting the story of the execution of Socrates, as told by Plato in his Phaedo. The painting is now held by the Metropolitan Museum of Art.Painting: Jacques-Louis David

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Why are the names of subjects not included in the lead section?[edit]

The description of the painting in the lead section reads "a stoic man", "another old man" etc. Why not just say that they are Socrates, Crito, Plato etc as is explained later in the page? Should we make this edit?

I agree ^. Abysmal writing that should be fixed. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.28.83.210 (talk) 19:38, 12 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Plato[edit]

In the Phaedo, Plato admits he was absent that day due to illness. This would also be worth noting as an inaccuracy by David.

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Thank you! Remagoxer ^(talk) 22:26, 30 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]