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Chiaroscuro woodcut of a Roman triumphal procession: armored soldiers with standards and banners in the foreground, a crowd and horsemen in the background.

Triumph of Caesar

A crowded procession moves across the foreground, with armored soldiers holding long poles, banners and standards raised high. Behind them, a row of figures and horses advances along a distant street beneath a crescent moon, rendered in layered grayish-green tones.

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 × 1747 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 de claroscuro

Una multitud avanza por primer plano con soldados blindados que sostienen largas astas, estandartes y banderas en alto. Detrás, una fila de figuras y caballos marcha por una calle lejana bajo una luna creciente, en tonos grisáceos y verdosos superpuestos.

Português: Triunfo de César, xilogravura em claro-escuro

Uma multidão avança pelo primeiro plano, com soldados blindados segurando longas hastes, estandartes e bandeiras erguidas. Ao fundo, uma fileira de figuras e cavalos marcha por uma rua distante sob uma lua crescente, em tons cinza-esverdeados sobrepostos.

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