Statue of Caesar as a Divinity
Medium
Lead graphite
Dimensions
9 1/4 x 7 1/2in. (23.5 x 19.1cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Cephas G. Thompson, 1887
Accession Number
87.12.177
Tags
Art Historical Context
In the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Drawings and Prints department, Vincenzo Camuccini's *Statue of Caesar as Divinity* (ca. 1771–1844) captures the grandeur of ancient Rome through a precise graphite drawing on paper, measuring just 9¼ x 7½ inches. The Italian neoclassical artist, renowned for his meticulous studies of classical antiquity, renders a nude statue of Gaius Julius Caesar, the Roman dictator deified after his assassination in 44 BCE. This work exemplifies Camuccini's skill in evoking the idealized male form, blending historical reverence with the era's fascination for Greco-Roman ...
About the Artist
Vincenzo Camuccini|Gaius Julius Caesar · 1771–1844
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