1498
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Dominant colour
The Triumphs of Caesar: The Corselet Bearers is a 1498 by Giulio Campagnola, a Renaissance work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This etching shows a group of muscular men carrying a heavy wooden platform. The figures wear draped cloths and armor, some with helmets. In the background, a temple-like building and trees add depth. Notice how the artist uses shading to make the figures look three-dimensional, even though it’s just black and white. The lines are precise, and the muscles stand out sharply. Look up chiaroscuro next to see how this technique works.
Giulio Campagnola (Italian: ; c. 1482 – c. 1515) was an Italian engraver and painter, whose few, rare, prints translated the rich Venetian Renaissance style of oil paintings of Giorgione and the early Titian into the…
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