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.
The death of Caesar[1] | |
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![]() La mort de César | |
Artist | Victor Honoré Janssens |
Medium | Oil on canvas |
Movement | Flemish classist |
Subject | Assassination of Julius Caesar |
Dimensions | 60.5 cm × 90.3 cm (23.8 in × 35.6 in) |
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]