The Triumph of Two Roman Emperors (left-hand side) with soldiers on horseback and men, women, and children fleeing
Medium
Engraving
Dimensions
Sheet: 6 7/16 × 15 3/8 in. (16.3 × 39 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1951
Accession Number
51.501.723
Tags
Art Historical Context
In the bustling world of Renaissance printmaking, *The Triumph of Two Roman Emperors (left-hand side)* captures the grandeur of ancient victory parades through the skilled hands of engravers Cherubino Alberti (also known as Zaccaria Mattia) and Polidoro da Caravaggio. Created between 1570 and 1615, this engraving—measuring a slender 6 7/16 × 15 3/8 inches—evokes the Roman triumph, a ceremonial procession honoring conquering emperors. Here, soldiers on horseback charge forward dynamically, while men, women, and children flee in the chaos of conquest, rendered with intricate line work that highl...
About the Artist
Cherubino Alberti (Zaccaria Mattia)|Polidoro da Caravaggio · 1553–1615
Cherubino Alberti (1553–1615), also known by his birth name Zaccaria Mattia, was an Italian engraver and painter active in Rome during the late Renaissance and early Baroque periods. Born in Borgo San Sepolcro in Tuscany, he came from an artistically inclined family and received training that equipped him for work in both painting and the reproductive graphic arts. It was as a printmaker, however,...