Who painted “The Death of Julius Caesar”?

“The Death of Julius Caesar” was painted by Vincenzo Camuccini in 1798. Where to see it: Museo di Capodimonte.

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Academic Art: smooth, glossy surfaces and idealised figures, usually from myth, the Bible or history; Realism shows ordinary people and Impressionism visible, broken strokes.

Vincenzo Camuccini (22 February 1771 – 2 September 1844) was an Italian Neoclassical painter. He was considered the premier academic painter of his time in Rome. Camuccini was known for his sober grandeur and archeological accuracy. Wikipedia

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More by Vincenzo Camuccini

“Tolomeo Filadelfo nella biblioteca di Alessandria”, 1813
“Pope Pius VII (1742-1823)”, 1814
“Portrait of Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies”, 1818
“Portrait of Yekaterina P. Shuvalova”, 1805
“Roman Women Offering Their Jewellery in Defence of the State”, 1827
“Portrait of Klementyna Ostrowska née Sanguszko.”, 1822
“Lamentation over the Corpse of Socrates”, 1800s
“Psyche Received on Mount Olympus”