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Master of the Apollini Sacrum

Italy, late 15th century
Death of Julius Caesar
Gift of the Samuel H. Kress Study Collection, 60.48

Another classical subject is depicted on the cassone (marriage chest) panel of The Death of Julius Caesar by the artist called the Master of the Appolini Sacrum. The story is told in several scenes with figures in 15th-century costume who move through a Rome that looks suspiciously like 15th-century Florence. Ironically, classical architecture influenced 15th-century Florence that were then depicted in art as ancient buildings.