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Who painted it?
Who painted “The Death of Socrates”?
“The Death of Socrates” was painted by Jacques-Louis David in 1787. Where to see it: Metropolitan Museum of Art.
What to look for
Jacques-Louis David: severe Neoclassical clarity: statuesque figures in a shallow stage-like space, crisp outlines, smooth finish and heroic Roman or Napoleonic subjects.
Jacques-Louis David (30 August 1748 – 29 December 1825) was a French painter in the Neoclassical style, considered to be the preeminent painter of the era. In the 1780s, his cerebral brand of history painting marked a change in taste away from Rococo frivolity toward classical austerity, severity, and heightened feeling, which harmonized with the moral climate of the final years of the Ancien Régime. Wikipedia
Test yourself: a round on Jacques-Louis David