Triumph of Marcus Aurelius, from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae"

An engraved scene of a laurel-crowned rider standing in an ornate triumphal chariot drawn by a team of horses, with a winged Victory hovering above and a robed figure at the left. Relief-like panels decorate the chariot side, and a classical arch and banner frame the background. Fine parallel hatching models the horses and architecture.

Look closer: A small inscription in Latin runs along the bottom margin, with the engraver's credit at the lower right.

Artist

Anonymous

Date

1583

Medium

Engraving

Source

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Size

2462 × 3717 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1941