The Triumph of Caesar: Soldiers Carrying Trophies

c. 1497/1498

Workshop of Andrea Mantegna

Associated Names
Andrea Mantegna

Artist, Paduan, c. 1431 - 1506

The image shows a group of soldiers with elaborate armor and ceremonial objects. The soldiers are carrying ornate armaments and ceremonial artifacts. The armor, helmets, and spears have detailed engravings and classical antiquity influences. The drawing conveys movement and historical grandeur through precise linework.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 28.2 x 26 cm (11 1/8 x 10 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.5771

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hind 'Engravings', Vol. 5, p.23, no. 15

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1960

  • Columbus Gallery of Fine Arts, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 1960, no cat.

1964

  • Smith College Museum of Art, Northampton, MA, 1964, no catalogue.

1973

  • Prints of the Italian Renaissance, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1973, no. 191.

1988

  • Graphic Survey Show, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., June 1988.

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.

1973

  • Levenson et al. 1973, no.82 (attributed to Zoan Andrea).

Watermarks

Crowned Sheild containing Letters ‘PS’. Br. 9666-9 (Paris 1541-57, Arras 1539, St-Denis 1552)

Wikidata ID

Q65027037

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