Triumph of Caesar

…a Roman triumphal procession, the Triumph of Caesar, begun about 1486 and worked on for several years, still exist. In these paintings, reflecting the classical tastes of his new patron, Francesco, Mantegna reached the peak of his late style. Perhaps it was this new imaginative synthesis of the colour, splendour,…

…large woodcuts representing the “Trionfo di Giulio Cesare” (“Triumph of Julius Caesar”) and a series of prints reproducing nine sequential canvases by Andrea Mantegna. The several sections of this work were intended to be pasted together or mounted as a single frieze; each print has an individual character yet…