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| Keywords: Jean-Léon Gérôme - The Death of Caesar - Walters 37884.jpg Walters Art Museum artwork Q18749621 Creator Jean-Léon Gérôme 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 one critic to comment If photography had existed in Caesar's day one could believe that the picture was painted from a photograph taken on the spot at the very moment of the catastrophe Giulio Cesare è stato assassinato a Roma alle Idi di Marzo 15 Marzo 15 44 a C Gérôme dipinse non il fatto in se ma i momenti immediatamente seguenti L'illusione di realtà che Gérôme infonde ai suoi dipinti con la propria tecnica morbida e pulita portò alcuni critici a commentare Se la fotografia fosse esistita al tempo di Cesare si potrebbe credere che il quadro fosse dipinto in base alla foto presa sul luogo nel momento della catastrofe between 1859 1867 Oil on canvas cm 85 5 145 5 ; size cm 130 81 188 91 13 97 accession number 37 884 17030 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 city Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1917 J L Gerome MDCCCLIX signature/date ~ last two digits abraded I Claudius Art in the Age of Julio-Claudians The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1977-1978 The Second Empire 1852-1870 Art in France under Napoleon III Philadelphia Museum of Art Philadelphia; The Detroit Institute of Arts Detroit; Galeries nationales du Grand Palais Paris 1978-1979 Paris 1889 American Artists at the Universal Exposition Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Philadelphia 1990 Manet and the Execution of Maximilian 1992 Parallels and Precedents Baltimore's George A Lucas Collection Baltimore Museum of Art Baltimore 1995 Before Monet Landscape Painting in France and Impressionist Masters Highlights from The Walters Collection The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1998 Highlights from the Collection The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1998-2001 Triumph of French Painting Masterpieces from Ingres to Matisse Baltimore Museum of Art Baltimore; Philbrook Museum of Art Tulsa; Norton Museum of Art West Palm Beach; Royal Academy of Arts London; Albright-Knox Art Gallery Buffalo; Dayton Art Institute Dayton 2000-2002 A Magnificent Age Masterpieces from the Walters Art Museum Baltimore The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art Kansas City; Mint Museum of Art Charlotte; The Walters Art Museum Baltimore 2002-2004 The Spectacular Art of Jean-Léon Gérôme Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza Madrid; J Paul Getty Museum Los Angeles; Musee D'Orsay Paris 2010-2011 place depicted Theatre of Pompey Gerome Death of Caesar jpg Walters Art Museum license 2D La Mort de César Gérôme French paintings in the Walters Art Museum People in rooms in art | ||||
