The Death of Caesar

1859-1867

145.5 cm 85.5 cm

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Julius Caesar was assassinated in Rome on the Ides of March (March 15), 44 BC. Characteristically, Gérôme has depicted not the incident itself, but its immediate aftermath. The illusion of reality that Gérôme imparted to his paintings with his smooth, polished technique led on...

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M. J. Allard; John Taylor Johnston [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; John Taylor Johnston Sale, New York, 1876, no. 188; John Jacob Astor [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Boussod Veladon et Cie [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; James B. Haggin et al. Sale, New York, April 5, 1917, no. 148; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1917, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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