Sheet 6: Men Carrying Trophies, from "The Triumph of Julius Caesar"
Medium
Hand-colored woodcut
Dimensions
Sheet: 14 15/16 × 14 13/16 in. (38 × 37.7 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1922
Accession Number
22.73.3-4
Tags
Art Historical Context
Behold *Sheet 6: Men Trophies*, a captivating hand-colored woodcut from Andreaani's 1599 series *The Triumph of Julius*. This print faithfully reproduces designs by the Renaissance master Andrea Mantegna, with possible involvement from Bernardo Malp, transforming Mantegna's monumental painted frescoes—originally created around 1490 for the Gonzaga family in Mantua—into an accessible print format. Measuring nearly 15 inches square, it captures the grandeur of ancient Roman victory processions, showcasing burly men hoisting ornate trophies like captured armor, shields, and standards as spoils fr...