The Death of Caesar

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The Death of Caesar is a 19th-century history painting by Jean-Léon Gérôme that dramatically depicts the aftermath of Julius Caesar’s assassination in the Roman Senate.

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instanceOf history painting
painting
artForm oil painting
artHistoricalSignificance canonical 19th-century representation of Caesar’s assassination
artist Jean-Léon Gérôme NERFINISHED
colorPalette muted tones
countryOfOrigin France
creator Jean-Léon Gérôme NERFINISHED
creatorNationality French
depicts Roman Senate NERFINISHED
aftermath of the assassination of Julius Caesar
body of Julius Caesar
senators leaving the scene of the assassination
depictsArchitecture Roman interior architecture
depictsConcept betrayal
political violence
power struggle in ancient Rome
tyrannicide
depictsEvent assassination of Julius Caesar
depictsGroup Roman senators
depictsObject Roman togas
blood-stained floor
curule chair
statues in the Senate setting
depictsOrganization Roman Senate NERFINISHED
depictsPerson Julius Caesar NERFINISHED
genre history painting
hasStyle neoclassicism-influenced academic style
realism
historicalContext late Roman Republic
inception 1867
lighting dramatic chiaroscuro
locationDepicted Rome NERFINISHED
Theatre of Pompey NERFINISHED
mainSubject Julius Caesar NERFINISHED
assassination of Julius Caesar NERFINISHED
medium oil on canvas
movement Academic art NERFINISHED
Academicism
narrativeFocus moment after Julius Caesar’s assassination
originalLanguageTitle La Mort de César NERFINISHED
partOf Jean-Léon Gérôme’s series of Roman history paintings
publicationDate 1867
timePeriodDepicted 44 BC
visualFocus abandoned body of Julius Caesar
departing conspirators

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Jean-Léon Gérôme notableWork The Death of Caesar