# Gaius Julius Caesar Germanicus (Caligula)

- By: Barent Dronrijp (ca. –na 1)
- Date: after 1674
- Medium: lead (metal), sandstone
- Classification: tuinbeeld
- Dimensions: height 116 cm (incl. sandstone socle)
- Museum: [Rijksmuseum](https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/object/BK-B-68-A--6631a2b08e96c9a167a8c56776179ee8)
- Rights: [Public Domain Mark](http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)
- Picture: https://iiif.micr.io/WDyqq/full/!1920,1080/0/default.jpg
- Who can see it: Little Ones profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

Caligula was the third emperor after Julius Caesar. His reputation is far from enviable: he is described as cruel and even insane. Caligula was his nickname; it means a small shoe or boot. It may have referred to the small army boots that were made for him when he accompanied his father’s legions as a boy.