The Death Of Germanicus, 1627
by Nicolas Poussin
Title
The Death Of Germanicus, 1627
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Nicolas Poussin
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Painting - Painting
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Germanicus Julius Caesar (15 BC–19 AD) commonly known as Germanicus, was a member of the Julio-Claudian dynasty and a prominent general of the early Roman Empire. In this picture, the young Roman general Germanicus has just been poisoned by his jealous adoptive father, the emperor Tiberius. On his deathbed, Germanicus asks his friends to avenge his murder and his wife to endure her sorrow bravely. The subject is from the Annales of the Roman historian Tacitus. The event occurred in 19 CE
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January 18th, 2023
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