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The Death of Julius Caesar
Vincenzo Camuccini, c. 1795
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.
- Artwork typedrawing
- Object numberRP-T-2006-3
- Dimensionsheight 560 mm x width 990 mm
- Physical characteristicspen en penseel in bruin, wit gehoogd, over een schets in zwart krijt