Roman Cavalry on the March
after 1675
Medium
Pen and brown ink, with touches of brush and brown wash and traces of black chalk, on cream laid paper, laid down on cream wove paper
Dimensions
17 × 33.2 cm (6 3/4 × 13 1/8 in.)
Classification
ink with wash
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
82068
Art Historical Context
Behold *Roman Cavalry on the March a dynamic drawing attributed to Giulio Romano, the celebrated 16th-century Italian Mannerist painter and architect who apprenticed under Raphael. Created after 1675, this work on cream laid paper—measuring a compact 17 × 33.2 cm—likely represents a later interpretation or studio copy inspired by Romano's classical compositions, capturing the grandeur of ancient Roman military processions. Executed in pen and brown ink with subtle touches of brush and brown, plus faint traces of black chalk, the piece exemplifies Renaissance drawing techniques. These media al...
About the Artist
Giulio Romano · 1499–1546
Giulio Romano (c. 1499–1546) was the most gifted pupil of Raphael and one of the founding figures of Mannerism, the style that succeeded the High Renaissance in Italy. Born Giulio Pippi in Rome, he entered Raphael's workshop as a boy and proved so talented that by the time of Raphael's death in 1520 he was effectively running the studio and overseeing the completion of major unfinished commissions...