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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| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Death of Caesar canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
history painting
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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
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aftermath of the assassination of Julius Caesar ⓘ body of Julius Caesar ⓘ senators leaving the scene of the assassination ⓘ |
| depictsArchitecture | Roman interior architecture ⓘ |
| depictsConcept |
betrayal
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political violence ⓘ power struggle in ancient Rome ⓘ tyrannicide ⓘ |
| depictsEvent | assassination of Julius Caesar ⓘ |
| depictsGroup | Roman senators ⓘ |
| depictsObject |
Roman togas
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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
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realism ⓘ |
| historicalContext | late Roman Republic ⓘ |
| inception | 1867 ⓘ |
| lighting | dramatic chiaroscuro ⓘ |
| locationDepicted |
Rome
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Theatre of Pompey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Julius Caesar
NERFINISHED
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assassination of Julius Caesar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | oil on canvas ⓘ |
| movement |
Academic art
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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
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departing conspirators ⓘ |
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