The Elephants, from The Triumph of Julius Caesar
<p>This engraving depicts Julius Caesar entering Rome after his conquest of Gaul in 46 b.c., the greatest military victory of his career. Dante was not afraid of making his political opinions known in the <em>Inferno</em>; the three worst traitors in history—Julius Caesar’s assassins, Brutus, Cassius, and Judas Iscariot—dangle from the mouth of Lucifer in the final circle of hell. After his assassination, Caesar himself would join Orpheus in Dante’s limbo.</p>
Catalogue
- Year
- 1493
- Medium
- Engraving on paper
- Dimensions
- 27.7 × 26.1 cm (10 15/16 × 10 5/16 in.)
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Artist
- Andrea Mantegna
Artist
Painting
Andrea Mantegna was an Italian Renaissance painter, a student of Roman archaeology, and the son-in-law of Jacopo Bellini.
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- Andrea Mantegna
- Year
- 1493
- Medium
- Engraving on paper
- Dimensions
- 27.7 × 26.1 cm (10 15/16 × 10 5/16 in.)
- Watts ID
- WW-1493-114653
Source
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Source
- aic
- Reference
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- Status
- verified