The Assassination of Caesar explained

The Assassination of Caesar
Artist:Heinrich Friedrich Füger
Year:1818
Medium:oil on canvas
Height Metric:155
Width Metric:221
City:Vienna
Museum:Vienna Museum[1]

The Assassination of Caesar is an oil on canvas painting by German artist Heinrich Füger, created in 1818, which depicts the assassination of Julius Caesar. It is held at the Vienna Museum.[2]

Description

The central figure of the work is Julius Caesar who is about to be stabbed by his friend Brutus, in the historical event that took place during the Ides of March, on 44 BC.[3]

Reception

Mitchell Benjamin Frank stated that with "The Assassination of Caesar Füger works in a baroque style that blurs contour and uses a rich blending of colour" which contrasts with his contemporary Franz Pforr.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Marceau, Jo. Art: A World History. Dorling Kindersley. 1998. 9780751304534. New York Public Library. 698. Millennium classic.
  2. https://www.akg-images.fr/CS.aspx?VP3=SearchResult&ITEMID=2UMDHURSR3UH&LANGSWI=1&LANG=English The Assassination of Julius Caeser, AKG Images
  3. Book: International Repertory of Musical Iconography. Annuario Internazionale Di Iconografia Musicale. Bärenreiter-Verlag. 1990. 101.
  4. Book: Frank, Mitchell Benjamin. German Romantic Painting Redefined: Nazarene Tradition and the Narratives of Romanticism. Routledge. 2017. 9781351565660. 93.