The Assassination of Julius Caesar (Sullivan)

1888 painting by William Holmes Sullivan

The Assassination of Julius Caesar

Artist| William Holmes Sullivan
Year| 1888
Medium| oil on canvas
Dimensions| 58.4 cm × 89 cm (23.0 in × 35 in)
Location| Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon

The Assassination of Julius Caesar is a 1888 painting by William Holmes Sullivan which depicts the assassination of Julius Caesar at the hands of his fellow senators. The painting, like Sullivan's other works, is based on Shakespare's play the Tragedy of Julius Caesar, depicts the Act III, Scene 1, and is placed in the Royal Shakespeare Theatre.[1][2][3] A similar version by Sullivan is named Et tu Brute.

## See also

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* Cultural depictions of Julius Caesar

## References

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1. ^ 'Julius Caesar', Act III, Scene 1, the Assassination, Royal Shakespeare Theater, Art UK
2. ^ Gordon, Catherine May; Wright, Christopher (2006). British and Irish Paintings in Public Collections: An Index of British and Irish Oil Paintings by Artists Born Before 1870 in Public and Institutional Collections in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Yale University Press. p. 758\. ISBN 9780300117301.
3. ^ Sonia, Roe (2009). Oil Paintings in Public Ownership in Warwickshire. Public Catalogue Foundation. p. 234\. ISBN 9781904931546.

## Further reading

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* Richter, Karel (2014). Ave Caesar II: Na vrcholu moci (61–44 př. n. l.). Vol. 2\. Epocha. ISBN 9788074253232.

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* William Shakespeare’s JULIUS CAESAR[usurped]

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William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar

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* Parallel Lives

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adaptations|

* Julius Caesar (1914 film)
* Julius Caesar (1950 film)
* Julius Caesar (1953 film)
* The Spread of the Eagle (1963; TV)
* Julius Caesar (1970 film)
* BBC Television Shakespeare (TV)
* Shakespeare: The Animated Tales (TV)

Inspired work|

* La morte di Cesare (1788)
* The Assassination of Julius Caesar (Sullivan)
* Shakespeare Writing "Julius Caesar" (1907)
* Caesar (1937)
* Die Ermordung Cäsars (1959)
* Dead Caesar (2007)
* Roman Tragedies (2007)
* Julius Caesar (overture, 1851)
* Zulfiqar (2016)

Quotes|

* "The dogs of war"
* "Et tu, Brute?"
* "Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears"
* "Greek to me"

Related|

* Cultural depictions of Julius Caesar
* Assassination of Julius Caesar
* Caesar's Comet
* Ides of March
* Battle of Philippi
* Me and Orson Welles (2008)
* Caesar Must Die (2012)

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