1498
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
The Triumph of Caesar: Soldiers Carrying Trophies is a 1498 ink by Andrea Mantegna, a Renaissance work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This black-and-white engraving shows a group of soldiers marching in a line. They carry a long wooden beam topped with a small statue and other objects. Some soldiers wear armor and helmets, while others hold spears or shields. The background has buildings and more figures, all drawn with sharp, detailed lines. Notice how the artist uses tiny crisscrossed lines to create shadows and texture—this is called cross-hatching. It gives the scene a sense of depth and weight, even though it’s just ink on paper. If you like this style, look up engraving to see how artists build light and shadow with lines.
Andrea Mantegna (UK: , US: ; Italian: ; c. 1431 – September 13, 1506) was an Italian Renaissance painter, a student of Roman archaeology, and the son-in-law of Jacopo Bellini. Like other artists of the time, Mantegna…
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