The Elephants, from The Triumph of Julius Caesar

c. 1498

Workshop of Andrea Mantegna
Italian, 1430/31-1506

This engraving depicts Julius Caesar entering Rome after his conquest of Gaul in 46 b.c., the greatest military victory of his career. Dante was not afraid of making his political opinions known in the Inferno; the three worst traitors in history—Julius Caesar’s assassins, Brutus, Cassius, and Judas Iscariot—dangle from the mouth of Lucifer in the final circle of hell. After his assassination, Caesar himself would join Orpheus in Dante’s limbo.

Status: On View, Gallery 204
Department: Prints and Drawings

Artist: Andrea Mantegna
Title: The Elephants, from The Triumph of Julius Caesar
Place: Italy (Artist's nationality:)
Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.: 1493–1503
Medium: Engraving on paper
Dimensions: 27.7 × 26.1 cm (10 15/16 × 10 5/16 in.)
Credit Line: Bequest of Mrs. Potter Palmer, Jr.
Reference Number: 1956.1017
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Hind V.14a

Bartsch XIII.322.8 as G.A. da Brescia

Bartsch, illustrated 2506.017b

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