The Triumph of Caesar: The Elephants

c. 1497/1498

Workshop of Andrea Mantegna

Associated Names
Italian 15th Century

Artist

Andrea Mantegna

Artist, Paduan, c. 1431 - 1506

This is a drawing of a parade or procession featuring elephants and various figures. The scene includes people, horses, and elephants, along with torches emitting flames. Figures in classical attire are carrying vessels. The elephants are decorated with fabric showing ornate patterns. The artwork includes statues and carved figures among the torches. Rich linework creates a tapestry-like feel.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Andrew W. Mellon Fund

  • Accession Number

    1976.11.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hind 'Engravings', Vol. 5, p.22, no. 14

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1984

  • Graphic Survey Show, National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C., February 1984.

Bibliography

1938

  • Hind, Arthur M. Early Italian Engraving; a critical catalogue with complete reproductions of all the prints described. 7 vols. London: Bernard Quaritch Ltd., 1938-1948.

2008

  • Agosti, Giovanni and Dominique Thiebault. Mantegna: 1431-1506. Exh. cat. Musee du Louvre, Paris, 2008: no. 162.

Watermarks

Cardinal’s Hat. Close to Br. 3391 (Florence 1491, Venice 1497)

Wikidata ID

Q65579206

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