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Two drawings taking up the theme of the painting are attributed to Poussin. One is kept in the British Museum. [5] Although very damaged, it already presents the main lines of the painting with a few variations: the soldier in the center does not extend his hand to the sky but holds the hand of Germanicus, thus remaining closer to the text of ...
Death of Germanicus (1773–1774), a marble sculpture by British sculptor Thomas Banks. [97] Thusnelda im Triumphzug des Germanicus (1873), a painting by German painter Karl von Piloty. [56] I, Claudius (1934), a historical fiction novel by classicist Robert Graves. [98] The Caesars (1968), a British television series by Philip Mackie.
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The Wife of Arminius Brought Captive to Germanicus is a 1773 history painting by the Anglo-American artist Benjamin West. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It depicts a scene from the Roman Empire 's military campaign in Germania in the early first century , loosely based on the writings of the historian Tacitus .
Germanicus (15 B.C.-A.D. 19) was a successful general and immensely popular with both the military and Roman citizenry, yet he never ascended the throne due to his death at the age of 33, five years into Tiberius' reign. Germanicus received extensive posthumous honors and was venerated as Rome's version of Alexander the Great.
The painting was commissioned on February 5, 1628, by the Fabric of Saint Peter, to adorn the altar dedicated to Erasmus of Formia in St. Peter's Basilica. More precisely, it was to be located to the left of the north transept, near the Martyrdom of Saint Processus and Saint Martinian by Valentin de Boulogne (1629). [2]
January 14 – Francisco Ribalta, Spanish painter, mostly of religious subjects (born 1565) October – Juan Ribalta, Spanish painter, son of Francisco Ribalta (born 1597) October 14 - Palma il Giovane, Italian Mannerist painter from Venice (born 1548/1550) date unknown. Hans Collaert, Flemish engraver and draughtsman (born 1545)
The Death of General Montgomery in the Attack on Quebec, December 31, 1775; The Death of General Wolfe; The Death of Hyacinthos; The Death of Leonardo da Vinci; The Death of Major Peirson, 6 January 1781; The Death of Marat; The Death of Nelson, 21 October 1805; The Death of Nelson (Maclise painting) The Death of Nelson (West painting)