Soldiers, musicians and horses from, 'The Triumph of Caesar'
Medium
Woodcut
Dimensions
Height: 13 in. (33 cm) Width: 16 1/8 in. (41 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1927
Accession Number
27.54.123
Art Historical Context
Behold this dynamic woodcut, *Soldiers, musicians and horses from, 'The Triumph of Caesar'*, created in 1504 by Jacob of Strasbourg and Benedetto Bordone. Measuring 13 by 16⅛ inches, this print captures a lively fragment of Julius Caesar's legendary triumphal procession—a grand Roman celebration of military victory, complete with armored soldiers, festive musicians, and prancing horses. Produced during the early Renaissance, it reflects the era's fascination with classical antiquity, evoking the pomp and pageantry of ancient Rome through intricate black-line details on paper. As a woodcut, th...
About the Artist
Jacob of Strasbourg|Benedetto Bordone ( |Italian) · 1494 |1455 –1530 |1488
Italian School, born Alsace, active Venice, 1494–1530|Italian, Padua ca. 1455/60–1530 Padua, active mainly Venice from 1488