Triumph of Caesar

Prints and Drawings

1599

Andrea Andreani (Italian, 1558/59-1629)
after Andrea Mantegna (Italian, 1431-1506)

Andrea Mantegna painted The Triumphs of Julius Caesar between 1484 and 1494 for the Gonzaga palace in Mantua. They were copied in a series of grisaille paintings by Francesco Malpizzi. In 1599, Andrea Andreani made a complete set of chiaroscuro woodcuts after these grisailles.

Status: Currently Off View
Department: Prints and Drawings

Artist: Andrea Andreani
Title: Triumph of Caesar
Origin: Italy
Date: Made 1599
Medium: Chiaroscuro woodcut from four blocks in black and light medium and dark greenish gray on off-white laid paper, laid down on ivory laid paper
Dimensions: 345 × 370 mm (image/text); 376 × 393 mm (sheet)
Credit Line: Gift of the Print and Drawing Club
Reference Number: 1926.452.1
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Bartsch v. 12, p. 103, no. 11

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