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The Death of Julius Caesar

Vincenzo Camuccinica. 1795

Rijksmuseum

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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  • 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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