![Manuel Domínguez Sánchez - Seneca’s Suicide [1871] by Gandalf's Gallery](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_vTk1qLy4AMd-j2syQYl8YDCU4OwTrVO9D0wEHes5eKfFhHNYx5QkyXMqyBRIrCyGn6XmuGu4me2z2A4vDGVLxLi6QtN5AP14ThlCgoMhQeiF80qPUIOoUHbEViF8qtww=s0-d)
Seneca, the teacher of Emperor Nero, was charged with treason and sentenced to death. As a final contempt of imperial power, the philosopher decided to commit suicide, first cutting his wrists and then taking poison, but ultimately it was the vapors of a brazier which ended his suffering. The tableaux reflects Seneca lying in the tub of water while friends mourn his death. Behind the group we can see the brazier still smoking.
[Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid - Oil on canvas, 270 x 450 cm]
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