"What is the path to a masterpiece?" Perrin Stein on Jacques Louis David's "The Death of Socrates"<br /> <br />Jacques Louis David (French, 1748–1825). The Death of Socrates, ca. 1786. Pen and black ink over black chalk with touches brown ink; Sheet: 11 in. x 16 3/8 in. (27.9 x 41.6 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Purchase, Walter and Leonore Annenberg Acquisitions Endowment Fund and J. Tomilson Hill and Mark Fisch Gifts, 2015 (2015.149)<br />http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/679783<br /><br />MetCollects introduces highlights of works of art recently acquired by The Met through gifts and purchases. Discover a new work each month.<br />http://www.metmuseum.org/art/online-features/metcollects/the-death-of-socrates<br /><br />Director: Christopher Noey<br />Producer: Sarah Cowan<br />Editor: Stephanie Wuertz<br />Camera: Stephanie Wuertz, Sarah Cowan<br />Music: Austin Fisher
