Triumph of a Roman Emperor (left side)

A dense etched procession arranged in horizontal bands, showing armored soldiers with spears and standards, chariots drawn by horses, and elephants carrying figures. Latin inscription runs across the top, and numbered panels frame the lower register.

Look closer: Numbered Roman numeral labels mark each panel along the lower and middle bands.

Artist

Antonio Tempesta

Date

1603

Medium

Etching

Source

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Size

2867 × 3673 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1951