kyra just sent me this shot we took during a post-festivities bubble bath.
even though we are not on team robespierre, we both love the painting The Death of Marat.
the light in the painting is very soft and very clean, illuminating the simple accoutrements of the Jacobin orator. his beatific expression contrasts with the violence of his murder. charlotte corday (the brave and cunning assassin) was sent to mme. guillotine and marat got to live on in art history in the guise of a martyr.
the power of propaganda -- 220 years later!
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