The Triumph of Julius Caesar: Soldiers Carrying the Pictures of War
1596
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1596
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
This print shows Roman soldiers hauling spoils of war on poles. Shields, vases and weapons fill the scene. The parade winds left to right, like a long scroll unfurling. Andreani copied Mantegna’s famous paintings from a century earlier. He used woodcuts instead of paint, carving light and dark into separate blocks. The trick is called chiaroscuro—think of it as the print version of shading. It’s one sheet in a nine-part set. See it at The Cleveland Museum of Art.
![The Triumph of Julius Caesar [no.1 and 2 plus 2 columns]](https://pub-3a17a9933ad74fb28aa30fa758592f23.r2.dev/artworks/72fc49376c9f9633/thumb.webp)
![The Triumph of Julius Caesar [no.9 plus 2 columns]](https://pub-3a17a9933ad74fb28aa30fa758592f23.r2.dev/artworks/26f4d2249baf2916/thumb.webp)
