Soldiers, musicians and horses from, 'The Triumph of Caesar'

Soldiers, musicians and horses from, 'The Triumph of Caesar' by Jacob of Strasbourg|Benedetto Bordone

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

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