The Death of Caesar
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The Death of Caesar is a 19th-century history painting by Jean-Léon Gérôme that dramatically depicts the aftermath of Julius Caesar’s assassination in the Roman Senate.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| La Mort de César | 1 |
| The Death of Caesar canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6304379 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Death of Caesar Context triple: [Jean-Léon Gérôme, notableWork, The Death of Caesar]
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A.
Julius Caesar (play)
Julius Caesar is a historical tragedy by William Shakespeare that dramatizes the political conspiracy, assassination, and aftermath surrounding the Roman leader Julius Caesar.
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B.
Julius Caesar
Julius Caesar was a Roman general, statesman, and dictator whose military conquests and political reforms paved the way for the end of the Roman Republic and the rise of the Roman Empire.
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C.
The Oath of Brutus
The Oath of Brutus is a neoclassical history painting by Scottish artist Gavin Hamilton, depicting the legendary Roman figure Lucius Junius Brutus swearing an oath to overthrow the monarchy and establish the Roman Republic.
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D.
Catiline His Conspiracy
Catiline His Conspiracy is a Jacobean-era tragedy by Ben Jonson dramatizing the infamous Roman conspiracy led by Lucius Sergius Catilina against the Republic.
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E.
The Death of Cato
The Death of Cato is a neoclassical history painting by Scottish artist Gavin Hamilton depicting the stoic Roman statesman Cato the Younger’s final moments.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Death of Caesar Target entity description: The Death of Caesar is a 19th-century history painting by Jean-Léon Gérôme that dramatically depicts the aftermath of Julius Caesar’s assassination in the Roman Senate.
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A.
Julius Caesar (play)
Julius Caesar is a historical tragedy by William Shakespeare that dramatizes the political conspiracy, assassination, and aftermath surrounding the Roman leader Julius Caesar.
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B.
Julius Caesar
Julius Caesar was a Roman general, statesman, and dictator whose military conquests and political reforms paved the way for the end of the Roman Republic and the rise of the Roman Empire.
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C.
The Oath of Brutus
The Oath of Brutus is a neoclassical history painting by Scottish artist Gavin Hamilton, depicting the legendary Roman figure Lucius Junius Brutus swearing an oath to overthrow the monarchy and establish the Roman Republic.
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D.
Catiline His Conspiracy
Catiline His Conspiracy is a Jacobean-era tragedy by Ben Jonson dramatizing the infamous Roman conspiracy led by Lucius Sergius Catilina against the Republic.
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E.
The Death of Cato
The Death of Cato is a neoclassical history painting by Scottish artist Gavin Hamilton depicting the stoic Roman statesman Cato the Younger’s final moments.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
history painting
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painting ⓘ |
| artForm | oil painting ⓘ |
| artHistoricalSignificance | canonical 19th-century representation of Caesar’s assassination ⓘ |
| artist | Jean-Léon Gérôme ⓘ |
| colorPalette | muted tones ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| creator | Jean-Léon Gérôme ⓘ |
| creatorNationality | French ⓘ |
| depicts |
Roman Senate
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aftermath of the assassination of Julius Caesar ⓘ body of Julius Caesar ⓘ senators leaving the scene of the assassination ⓘ |
| depictsArchitecture | Roman interior architecture ⓘ |
| depictsConcept |
betrayal
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political violence ⓘ power struggle in ancient Rome ⓘ tyrannicide ⓘ |
| depictsEvent | assassination of Julius Caesar ⓘ |
| depictsGroup | Roman senators ⓘ |
| depictsObject |
Roman togas
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blood-stained floor ⓘ curule chair ⓘ statues in the Senate setting ⓘ |
| depictsOrganization | Roman Senate ⓘ |
| depictsPerson | Julius Caesar ⓘ |
| genre | history painting ⓘ |
| hasStyle |
neoclassicism-influenced academic style
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realism ⓘ |
| historicalContext | late Roman Republic ⓘ |
| inception | 1867 ⓘ |
| lighting | dramatic chiaroscuro ⓘ |
| locationDepicted |
Rome
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Theatre of Pompey ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Julius Caesar
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assassination of Julius Caesar ⓘ |
| medium | oil on canvas ⓘ |
| movement |
Academic art
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Academicism ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | moment after Julius Caesar’s assassination ⓘ |
| originalLanguageTitle |
La Mort de César
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linked to:
The Death of Caesar
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| partOf | Jean-Léon Gérôme’s series of Roman history paintings ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1867 ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | 44 BC ⓘ |
| visualFocus |
abandoned body of Julius Caesar
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departing conspirators ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: The Death of Caesar Description of subject: The Death of Caesar is a 19th-century history painting by Jean-Léon Gérôme that dramatically depicts the aftermath of Julius Caesar’s assassination in the Roman Senate.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: The Death of Caesar