The death of Caesar (La mort de César) is a painting by Flemish artist Victor Honoré Janssens between 1658 and 1736[2] which depicts the assassination of Julius Caesar.

The historical painting was realized between the end of the 17th and the beginning of the 18th century and is a Flemish classic painting, made from oil on canvas.

The few years Janssens spent in Rome allowed him to assimilate the classicism of Roman painting,[3][4] which permeated his works.

It is signed in the lower right corner on the base of the sculpture "V.

"[5] The work which is based on Parallel Lives by Plutarch shows the typical classical artistic strokes of the time.