Sheet 2: A Triumphal Chariot, from "The Triumph of Julius Caesar"
Medium
Hand-colored woodcut
Dimensions
Sheet: 14 15/16 × 15 1/16 in. (38 × 38.2 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1922
Accession Number
22.73.3-8
Tags
Art Historical Context
Behold *Sheet 2: A Triumphal Chariot*, a vibrant hand-colored woodcut from Andrea Andreani's 1599 series *The Triumph of Julius Caesar*. Created after designs by the Renaissance master Andrea Mantegna possibly involving Bernardo Malpizzi, print captures the grandeur of ancient Rome. Measuring nearly 15 inches square, it depicts Julius Caesar riding in a triumphal chariot, surrounded by men, horses, and ornate vehicles—a dramatic slice of a larger narrative cycle originally painted by Mantegna for the Gonzaga court in Mantua around 1482–1505. Mantegna's *Triumphs* celebrated Caesar's victoriou...