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Gérôme, the painter of history

Chapter 4

The ancient world, 17th century France and the Napoleonic era are Gérôme’s favourite historical periods. His historical paintings shed “heroicism”, the moral teachings of the grand subject, to focus instead on the anecdote. In his paintings, the romantic ambition to weave a close relationship with theatre and performance combines with the rationalist impulse to provide accurate information verified by the archaeological research of his day. In this hall, Consummatum est and The Death of Caesar are noteworthy examples of a feature quite common in Gérôme: focusing on the moment immediately after the denouement of the action narrated.

  • The Death of Caesar
    Autor:
    Jean-Léon Gérôme
    Título:
    The Death of Caesar
    Fecha:
    1859-1867
    Tipo:
    Oil on canvas
    Medidas:
    85 x 145.5 cm
    Úbicacion:
    The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, Maryland
    Numero de inventario
  • Les gladiateurs
    Autor:
    Jean-Léon Gérôme
    Título:
    Les gladiateurs
    Fecha:
    1878
    Tipo:
    Bronze
    Medidas:
    50 cm
    Úbicacion:
    Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, Copenhague
    Numero de inventario
  • Pollice Verso
    Autor:
    Jean-Léon Gérôme
    Título:
    Pollice Verso
    Fecha:
    1872
    Tipo:
    Oil on canvas
    Medidas:
    97.4 x 146.6 cm
    Úbicacion:
    Collection of Phoenix Art Museum
    Numero de inventario
  • The Reception of the Siamese Ambassadors at Fontainebleau
    Autor:
    Jean-Léon Gérôme
    Título:
    The Reception of the Siamese Ambassadors at Fontainebleau
    Fecha:
    1864
    Tipo:
    Oil on canvas
    Medidas:
    128 x 260.5 cm
    Úbicacion:
    Musée National du château de Versailles, Versalles
    Numero de inventario