The Death of Julius Caesar
Michele Marcucci, c. 1880–85
Photo: Sailko · CC BY 3.0 · Source
The Senate has emptied after the Ides of March. Three slaves lift Caesar's body from the floor at the foot of Pompey's statue, with blood still on the plinth.
About this work
The Death of Julius Caesar (La morte di Giulio Cesare) is a painting by the Italian artist Michele Marcucci, dated to about 1880–85 and displayed in the Museo Nazionale di Palazzo Mansi in Lucca. It shows the assassination of Julius Caesar on the Ides of March, 15 March 44 BC, during a meeting of the Senate in the Curia of Pompey, part of the Theatre of Pompey in Rome. The conspirators, numbering about sixty and led by Marcus Junius Brutus, Gaius Cassius Longinus and Decimus Junius Brutus Albinus, stabbed Caesar around 23 times. They claimed to be defending the Roman Republic against a man who had made himself dictator for life. The killing did not restore the Republic: it led to Caesar's deification and to the Liberators' civil war of 43–42 BC, a stage in the collapse of the Republic that ended with the rise of the Roman Empire under Augustus. Our image is a photograph of the painting taken in the museum in 2022 and shared on Wikimedia Commons.
Sources: Wikipedia: Assassination of Julius Caesar · Wikimedia Commons
Print facts
- Native resolution
- 4,418 × 3,608 px
- Sharp at 150 ppi up to
- 29 × 24 in
- Sizes
- Small (20 × 16 in) · $100 · 221 ppi
Medium (24 × 20 in) · $150 · 180 ppi
Large (36 × 29 in) · $300 · 123 ppi - Price includes
- Frame and US shipping · 14–21 days · 30-day returns
FAQ
Where can I buy a framed print of The Death of Julius Caesar?
Here. The Death of Julius Caesar is available as a framed print in three sizes: Small (20 × 16 in) for $100, Medium (24 × 20 in) for $150 and Large (36 × 29 in) for $300. Prices include the frame and US shipping; delivery takes 14–21 days, with 30-day returns.
What size works best for The Death of Julius Caesar?
The file is 4,418 × 3,608 px. Medium (24 × 20 in) is the largest size that prints at 150 ppi or more (180 ppi), the sharpest choice for close viewing; Large (36 × 29 in) prints at 123 ppi, fine from a few feet away but softer up close.
Is it legal to print The Death of Julius Caesar?
Yes, with credit. Marcucci's painting is in the public domain, but the photograph we print was taken in the museum by the Wikimedia Commons photographer Sailko and is licensed CC BY 3.0. That licence allows commercial printing as long as the photographer is credited, and the credit is shown on this page.
