Barent Dronrijp
Gaius Julius Caesar Germanicus (Caligula)
May one see it?
Unknown
Rijksmuseum
Amsterdam, Netherlands
The owner is known; whether it is on view today is not.
- Source
- The museum
About the sculpture
Caligula was the third emperor after Julius Caesar. His reputation is far from enviable: he is described as cruel and even insane. Caligula was his nickname; it means a small shoe or boot. It may have referred to the small army boots that were made for him
when he accompanied his father’s legions as a boy.
Rijksmuseum
Particulars
- Accession number
- BK-B-68-A
In the catalog
Sources
- Rijksmuseum
- Image: Rijksmuseum — public domain
