The Ides of March
- Andrew J. Bramlett
- Jan 31, 2023
- 1 min read
Before his assassination on the Ides of March, Julius Caesar famously had several bad omens. His wife, Calpurnia, warned him not to go to the Senate, but she was unsuccessful, and Caesar was killed. The story is repeated in a scene in Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar, which is the basis for this painting.
Image: “The Ides of March” by Edward John Poynter (1883). From the Manchester Art Gallery
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