The Assassination of Caesar

The Assassination of Caesar is a painting by Heinrich Füger which depicts the assassination of Julius Caesar.

This article is about the painting. For the event, see Assassination of Julius Caesar. For other uses, see Assassination of Julius Caesar (disambiguation).
The Assassination of Caesar
ArtistHeinrich Friedrich Füger
LocationHistorisches Museum der Stadt, Vienna[1]

Description

The central figure of the work is Julius Caesar who is about to be stabbed by his friend Brutus.[2]

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.[3]

References
  1. Marceau, Jo (1998). Art: A World History. Millennium classic. New York Public Library: Dorling Kindersley. p. 698. ISBN 9780751304534.
  2. International Repertory of Musical Iconography (1990). Annuario Internazionale Di Iconografia Musicale. Bärenreiter-Verlag. p. 101.
  3. Frank, Mitchell Benjamin (2017). German Romantic Painting Redefined: Nazarene Tradition and the Narratives of Romanticism. Routledge. p. 93. ISBN 9781351565660.


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