The Triumph of War, from The Cycle of the Vicissitudes of Human Affairs, plate 5
Medium
Engraving; first state of two (New Hollstein)
Dimensions
Sheet: 8 7/8 × 11 5/8 in. (22.5 × 29.6 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1949
Accession Number
49.95.2371(5)
Tags
Art Historical Context
Behold *The Triumph of War*, plate 5 from Maarten van Heemskerck's ambitious series *The of the Vicissitudes of Human Affairs*, masterfully engraved by Cornelis Cort and published Hieronymus Cock in1564. This first-state engraving captures the chaotic glory of warfare in a dynamic composition featuring men, women, horses, and chariots,oking the classical Roman triumph—where victors paraded in horse-drawn chariots amid spoils and captives. Van Heemskerck, a leading Dutch Mannerist known for his intricate, expressive designs inspired by Italian Renaissance masters like Michelangelo, infused the ...
About the Artist
Cornelis Cort|Maarten van Heemskerck|Hieronymus Cock · 1533–1578
Comment on works: copper engraver; engraver; etcher