Six paintings by Justin Bradshaw are displayed in Palazzo Petrignani, Amelia. Justin is a British painter who has lived for the last twenty years in Italy. The exhibition was organised by Attilio Faroppa Audrino to celebrate the bimillenium of the death of Germanicus, whose bronze statue stands in Amelia's civic museum, with a series of paintings depicting events from the life of the charismatic Roman general.
We would like to thank the historical reenactment associations Romars and Ocriculum AD168 who provided costumes and models for the paintings.
We would like to thank the historical reenactment associations Romars and Ocriculum AD168 who provided costumes and models for the paintings.
2019
Germanicus arrives in the Teuteburg forest accompanied by a band of veterans from the legions of Varo, here he has just discovered the remains of the defeated army which have lain in the forest since the massacre six years before. The scene is described by Tacitus in his Annals, where he mentions the skulls of Roman soldiers nailed to the trees by the germanic tribesmen led by Arminius.
2019
The chieftan of the Ceruschi tribe, Segeste, seals his alliance with Rome by delivering his children to Germanicus as hostages. His daughter, Thusnelda, is also the wife of the leader of the revolt against the Romans, Arminius, and is pregnant with his child.
2018
According to legend, Lucretia created the circumstances that led to Rome being declared a republic when she killed herself after being raped by the son of the last king of Rome.
2019
The paintings depicting Augustus and Lucretia are placed beside eachother in order to represent the beginning and the end of the Roman republic, which came to an end when Augustus declared himself emperor and sole leader of Rome.
Tacitus describes Piso as a bitter enemy of Germanicus. Here he is accompanied by his lictors and others bearing magical talismans intended to damage his rival. According to Tacitus, when Germanicus was on his deathbed he believed that he had been cursed by Piso.
2019
A group of legionaries returns to their camp after having retrieved the eagle stolen from one of Varo's defeated legions.