Belisarius, (painting).

Belisarius, (painting).

Trumbull, John, 1756-1843, painter.

Belisarius, (painting).

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39 x 49 7/8 in. (cm. 99.1 x 126.7)

History painting depicting Belisarius, the commander of Emperor Justinian's armies in the sixth century, in old age, blind and reduced to poverty by the emperor. Belisarius is seen standing in front of Roman ruins, his hand extended for a donation. In the background Roman soldiers stare and point to him.

History -- Ancient -- Rome

Wadsworth Atheneum, 600 Main Street, Hartford, Connecticut 06103 Accession Number: 1962.158

Formerly in the collection of Trumbull, Joseph, Governor, until ca. 1840.

Stickney, Henry Austin, New York, New York 1881.

Gift of Stickney, Henry Austin, Mrs.. New York, New York 1962.

Trumbull wrote in his "Account of Paintings" (1841) that he had copied the figure in this painting from engraving by Strange of a Salvator Rosa painting.

Wadsworth Atheneum, 1974.

Sizer, Theodore, "The works of Colonel John Trumbull, artist of the American Revolution," Rev. ed., New Haven: Yale University Press, 1967.

Kornhauser, Elizabeth Mankin, "American Paintings Before 1945 in the Wadsworth Atheneum," New Haven, Connecticut: Yale University Press, 1996, pg. 732.

Kornhauser, Elizabeth Mankin, "American Paintings Before 1945 in the Wadsworth Atheneum," New Haven, Connecticut: Yale University Press, 1996, fig. 451.

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