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Sepia woodcut of a crowded Roman-style triumphal procession with soldiers, banners, trophies, a chariot wheel, a bull, and a draped woman carrying a bowl.

Triumph of Caesar

A chiaroscuro woodcut in sepia-toned greenish grays shows a crowded triumphal procession. Armored soldiers hold aloft banners, weapons and trophies on tall poles, while a bare-armed standing figure and a draped woman carrying a large bowl walk beside a chariot wheel and a bull.

Artist
Andrea Andreani
Date
1599
Medium
Chiaroscuro woodcut from four blocks in black and light, medium and dark greenish gray on off-white laid paper
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 1722 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1599).
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Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of the Print and Drawing Club

Español: Triunfo de César, xilografía en claroscuro

Una xilografía en claroscuro de tonos grises verdosos y sepia muestra una procesión triunfal abarrotada. Soldados con armadura sostienen estandartes, armas y trofeos en postes altos, mientras una figura de pie y una mujer drapeada que lleva un gran cuenco caminan junto a una rueda de carro y un toro.

Português: Triunfo de César, xilogravura em claro-escuro

Uma xilogravura em claro-escuro, em tons de cinza esverdeado e sépia, mostra um cortejo triunfal lotado. Soldados com armaduras erguem estandartes, armas e troféus em hastes altas, enquanto uma figura de pé e uma mulher drapeada carregando uma grande tigela caminham ao lado de uma roda de carruagem e de um touro.

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