Marquis de Sade
Donatien Alphonse François
Portrait of Donatien Alphonse François de Sade by Charles Amédée Philippe van Loo.[1] The drawing dates to 1760, when Sade was 19 years old, and is the only known authentic portrait of him.[2]
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a French nobleman, revolutionary politician, philosopher and writer famous for his literary depictions of a largely imagined libertine sexuality
Born
2 June 1740 Paris, Kingdom of France
Died
2 December 1814 (aged 74) Charenton, Val-de-Marne, Kingdom of France
adultbasic
France
era
1600-1800
Era
Late 18th century
Main interests
Pornography, eroticism, politics
Notable ideas
Sadism
Notable work
The 120 Days of Sodom (1785) Justine (1791) Philosophy in the Bedroom (1795) Juliette (1799)
Region
France
School
Libertine