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The death of Caesar (Janssens)

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The death of Caesar[1]
La mort de César
ArtistVictor Honoré Janssens
MediumOil on canvas
MovementFlemish classist
SubjectAssassination of Julius Caesar
Dimensions60.5 cm × 90.3 cm (23.8 in × 35.6 in)

The death of Caesar (La mort de César) is a painting by Flemish artist Victor Honoré Janssens between 1658 and 1736[2] which depicts the assassination of Julius Caesar.

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The historical painting was realized between the end of the 17th and the beginning of the 18th century and is a Flemish classic painting, made from oil on canvas. The few years Janssens spent in Rome allowed him to assimilate the classicism of Roman painting,[3][4] which permeated his works. It is signed in the lower right corner on the base of the sculpture "V. Janssens."[5] The work which is based on Parallel Lives by Plutarch shows the typical classical artistic strokes of the time.[6]

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References

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  1. ^ The death of Caesar
  2. ^ Kruse, Paul Robert (1958). The Story of the Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1768-1943. Vol. 15. University of Chicago Library: Department of Photoduplication. p. 155.
  3. ^ Knight, Charles (1866). The English Cyclopædia: A New Dictionary of Universal Knowledge. Vol. 3. University of Texas: Bradbury and Evans. p. 602.
  4. ^ Le Magasin pittoresque at Archive.org
  5. ^ Peinture à l'huile sur toile par Victor Honoré Janssens La mort de César
  6. ^ Delmarcel, Guy (1999). Flemish Tapestry from the 15th to the 18th Century. Lannoo Uitgeverij. p. 312. ISBN 9789020938869.
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