The Death of Germanicus, 1627, Nicolas Poussin, French, 1594¡V1665, 58 1/4 ¡Ñ 78 in. (148 ¡Ñ 198.1 cm) (canvas)75 3/8 ¡Ñ 95 1/2 ¡Ñ 6 1/2 in. (191.5 ¡Ñ 242.6 ¡Ñ 16.5 cm) (outer frame), Oil on canvas, France, 17th century, The young Roman general Germanicus has just been poisoned by his jealous adoptive father, the emperor Tiberius. On his deathbed, Germanicus asks his friends to avenge his murder and his wife to endure her sorrow bravely. A key work in Western painting, this tragic picture presents a moral lesson in stoic heroism, notably in the restraint and dignity of the mourning soldiers.