Veldslag van Julius Caesar tegen de Galliërs
Medium
paper
Dimensions
159; 229
About this artwork
Gift of Jonkvrouw A.C. Teding van Berkhout, Amsterdam and S.F., Baroness van Höevell-Teding van Berkhout, Bergen (Noord-Holland)
Art Historical Context
This delicate artwork, titled *Veldslag van Julius tegen de Galliërs (Battle of Julius Caesar the Gauls), dates 1508 and is on paper, measuring a modest 229 × 159 mm. Created an anonymous artist, it captures a pivotal moment from Julius Caesar's Gallic Wars (58–50 BCE), when Roman legions clashed with Gallic tribes in what is now France. During the early Renaissance, such scenes reflected a surging European fascination with classical antiquity, as scholars and artists rediscovered ancient texts like Caesar's own *Commentarii de Bello Gallico*. This small-scale work on paper—likely a drawing, p...