The death of Viriathus, leader of the Lusitanians, José de Madrazo y Agudo, 1807

The canvas, considered the masterpiece of the spanish painter josé madrazo, represents the death of viriato, leader of the lusitanians and treacherously murdered in the year 139 bc. C. By several of his men and possibly with the approval or participation in the crime of the romans, who were fighting against the leader. Object Type: painting. Date: 1807. Dimensions: height: 307 cm (10 ft); width: 462 cm (15.1 ft). Medium: oil. Collection: Museo del Prado. Jose madrazo death viriathus