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Julius Caesar, Perpetual Dictator, from Twelve Famous Greek and Roman Men

A work made of engraving on buff laid paper.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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  • A work made of engraving on buff laid paper.

Date:

c. 1633

Artist:

Boëtius Adamsz. Bolswert (Dutch, active in Flanders, 1580-1663)
after Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish, 1577-1640)

About this artwork

Peter Paul Rubens’s series of important Greek and Romans reflected the antiquarian culture in which he participated as a collector, as a scholar, and as an interpreter of Classical forms. Rubens’s drawing for this engraving may in fact copy an antique sculpture bust he personally owned. Julius Caesar was one of a dozen figures he selected for the series, along with other Romans such as Caesar’s assassin, Brutus, and the emperor Nero. Despite his learned appreciation for the past, Rubens misinterpreted another bust of Julius Caesar and published it as a portrait of Caesar’s contemporary the writer, orator, and politician Cicero.

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Boetius Adams Bolswert

Title

Julius Caesar, Perpetual Dictator, from Twelve Famous Greek and Roman Men

Place

Flanders (Artist's nationality:)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

Printed 1629–1635

Medium

Engraving on buff laid paper

Dimensions

Image: 27 × 20.7 cm (10 11/16 × 8 3/16 in.); Sheet: 28.5 × 21 cm (11 1/4 × 8 5/16 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Mrs. Harry L. Calvin

Reference Number

1972.429

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