Cicero Denounces Catiline in the Roman Senate

Why it's great

In 63 BC the great speaker Cicero stands and accuses Catiline of plotting against Rome, and the other senators move away from him. Cesare Maccari painted this fresco in the 1880s for the Italian Senate.

🏛️ Part of history

Julius Caesar & the Fall of the Roman Republic (100–27 BC) — In 63 BC the great speaker Cicero stands and accuses Catiline of plotting against Rome, and the other senators move away from him.

Where to see it

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Hang it on your wall

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About the artist

Cesare Maccari

1840–1919 · born in Siena · died in Rome

Cesare Maccari was an Italian painter born in Siena in 1840. He worked in Rome, where he painted large frescoes of ancient and national history, including one in the Italian Senate. He died in Rome in 1919.