Six Corinthian pilasters for the Triumph, from "The Triumph of Julius Caesar"

Andrea Andreani|Andrea Mantegna|Bernardo Malpizzi

1598 · Chiaroscuro woodcut from two blocks in light brown ink, the four pilasters are left pasted to the sheet · Drawings and Prints

This print is from a scrapbook (album) containing woodcuts and chiaroscuro prints. It was presumably taken apart when it was acquired by The Met in 1922. On the front page of the volume there appeared a statement that this collection was made by the poet Samuel Rogers (1763-1855) and then bought by Angela Coutts (1816-1906) in memory of him at the sale of the collection at his house (28 April – 20 May, 1856). #1615a Rogers Sale. #146 Burdett Coutts Sale (Sotheby’s, May 1922). The prints from the original album have the range 22.73.3-1–22.73.3-161.

Artist

Andrea Andreani|Andrea Mantegna|Bernardo Malpizzi

Date

1598

Medium

Chiaroscuro woodcut from two blocks in light brown ink, the four pilasters are left pasted to the sheet

Department

Drawings and Prints

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1922