The death of Caesar (Janssens) explained
| The death of Caesar[1] |
| Artist: | Victor Honoré Janssens |
| Subject: | Assassination of Julius Caesar |
| Height Metric: | 60.5 |
| Width Metric: | 90.3 |
| Medium: | Oil on canvas |
| Movement: | Flemish classist |
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.
Description
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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Notes and References
- http://www.artnet.com/artists/victor-honor%C3%A9-janssens/the-death-of-caesar-9_2vi-mKsPCSenFJRQcp4g2 The death of Caesar
- Book: Kruse, Paul Robert. The Story of the Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1768-1943. Department of Photoduplication. 1958. University of Chicago Library. 155. 15.
- Book: Knight, Charles. The English Cyclopædia: A New Dictionary of Universal Knowledge. Bradbury and Evans. 1866. University of Texas. 602. 3.
- https://archive.org/stream/lemagasinpittore47unse/lemagasinpittore47unse_djvu.txt Le Magasin pittoresque
- https://meublersonchateau.com/prod/peinture-huile-toile-victor-honore-janssens-mort-cesar_2698.php Peinture à l'huile sur toile par Victor Honoré Janssens La mort de César
- Book: Delmarcel, Guy. Flemish Tapestry from the 15th to the 18th Century. Lannoo Uitgeverij. 1999. 9789020938869. 312.
