The Conspiracy of Claudius Civilis

The Conspiracy of Claudius Civilis
central fragment
Artist	Rembrandt
Year	c. 1661–62
Type	Oil on canvas
Dimensions	196 cm × 309 cm (77 in × 122 in)
Location	Nationalmuseum, Stockholm
Owner	Royal Swedish Academy of Fine Arts
Website	Nationalmuseum Collection online

The Conspiracy of Claudius Civilis (Dutch: De samenzwering van de Bataven onder Claudius Civilis) is an oil painting by the Dutch painter Rembrandt, c. 1661–62, which was originally the largest he ever painted, at about five by five metres in the shape of a lunette. The painting was commissioned by the Amsterdam city council for the Town Hall. After the work had been in place briefly, it was returned to Rembrandt, who may have never been paid. Rembrandt drastically cut down the painting to a quarter of the original size to be sold. It is the last secular history painting he finished.^[1]

The painting is on exhibition at Nationalmuseum in Stockholm, Sweden.