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The Death of Julius Caesar
Vincenzo Camuccinica. 1795
Rijksmuseum
Amsterdam, Netherlands
In 1793 an English admirer of Camuccini ordered a huge painting of The Death of Julius Caesar, for which this drawing is a preparatory study. When the painting was finished in 1799, it was harshly criticized. The artist destroyed it and a new version followed in 1818 (now in Naples).
It presents the moment just before Caesar is stabbed, making it a representation of Republicanism.
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Details
- Title: The Death of Julius Caesar
- Creator: Camuccini, Vincenzo
- Date Created: ca. 1795
- Physical Dimensions: papier
- Rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
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