The Triumph of Marcus Aurelius

An engraved triumphal procession shows a laureate rider in a chariot pulled by four richly harnessed horses, their legs and bodies finely hatched. Above the bearded figure in the chariot, a winged figure hovers, while a trumpeter raises a long horn beneath an arch at right. Reliefs of figures and a seated personage decorate the chariot's side, in a dense, carefully ruled line technique.

Look closer: A small seated figure and standing figures in relief on the chariot side; a monogram-like inscription appears in the lower left corner.

Artist

Nicolas Beatrizet

Date

1550

Medium

Engraving; first state

Source

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Size

2616 × 3740 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1953