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Rembrandt Peale chose to paint a subject intended to be a moral statement for contemporary times. The work is based on a poem by an Anglican bishop describing how mortal man is called by death.
Peale's neoclassical painting The Roman Daughter demonstrates compassion and graceful defense; his copy of Correggio's Angel, and his immense allegorical painting, Court of Death (1820), reveal the same artistic style.
The Court of Death. Sarony, Major and Knapp, Rembrandt Peale, The Court of Death, n.d., color lithograph, 15 1 ⁄ 8 x 26 3 ⁄ 4 in. ( 38. 4 x 67. 9 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Henry Heydenryk, Jr., 1966.26.2. Free to use. Zoom.
Inspired by a true story, Invincible recounts the last 48 hours in the life of Marc-Antoine Bernier, a 14-year-old boy on a desperate quest for freedom. ‘Court of Death’ was created in 1820 by Rembrandt Peale in Neoclassicism style.
Death sits on his throne in a cave. His agents include war, fire, famine, pestilence, pleasure, intemperance, remorse, delirium tremens, suicide, and disease. Old Age, an elderly man, is supported by a woman, Faith.
Drawing inspiration from a poem, this ambitious composition depicts a central figure of Death surrounded by personifications of its many causes. To the right of center, Old Age, supported by Faith, approaches Death with confidence.
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n.y. / the court of death. / FROM THE ORIGINAL PAINTING, BY REMBRANDT PEALE. / Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1859 by G.Q. Colton in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York.
