Sheet 1: Soldiers carrying banners depicting Julius Caesar's triumphant military exploits, from "The Triumph of Julius Caesar"

Andrea Andreani|Andrea Mantegna|Bernardo Malpizzi

1599 · Hand-colored woodcut · Drawings and Prints

Sheet 1: Soldiers carrying banners depicting Julius Caesar's triumphant military exploits, from "The Triumph of Julius Caesar" — Andrea Andreani|Andrea Mantegna|Bernardo Malpizzi

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: 1599
Medium: Hand-colored woodcut
Department: Drawings and Prints
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1922