The Batavian Conspiracy under Claudius Civilis (commissioned project)

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The Batavian Conspiracy under Claudius Civilis (commissioned project) is a large-scale 17th-century history painting originally intended for Amsterdam’s new town hall, depicting the Batavian revolt against Roman rule.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf 17th-century painting
commissioned artwork
history painting
artForm oil painting
artMovement Dutch Golden Age painting
commissionContext civic commission
commissionedFor Amsterdam Town Hall
countryOfOrigin Dutch Republic
depicts Batavian revolt
revolt against Roman rule
depictsEthnicGroup Batavi
depictsEvent Batavian revolt against Rome
depictsPoliticalEntity Roman Empire
genre history painting
historicalPeriodDepicted 1st century AD
inception 17th century
intendedLocation Amsterdam’s new town hall
locationDepicted Batavian territory
mainSubject Claudius Civilis
narrativeContext Batavian uprising against the Roman Empire
originalFunction decoration of a civic building
scale large-scale painting
theme patriotism
rebellion
resistance to imperial rule

Referenced by (1)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Govert Flinck
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