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The Triumph of Caesar, Plate 5: Elephants and Torches
Andrea Andreani (Italian, 1558/59–1629)
After: Andrea Mantegna (Italian (Paduan, active in Mantua), about 1431–1506)
After: Andrea Mantegna (Italian (Paduan, active in Mantua), about 1431–1506)
1599
Medium/Technique
Chiaroscuro woodcut printed from three blocks, in three shades of violet-brown (one block not used in this impression)
Dimensions
Platemark: 36.9 x 37.1 cm (14 1/2 x 14 5/8 in.)(lacks the lower margin)
Credit Line
Bequest of William Perkins Babcock
Accession NumberB4095.5
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Bartsch XII.101.11, Plate 5; Meyer 32, Plate 5
DescriptionOn the verso of this print is an impression of Plate 6: Trophy Bearers
Marks
Verso, lower left-center, stamped in violet ink, the mark of the MFA Babcock Bequest (Lugt 207); verso, lower left-center, stamped in violet ink, the mark of the MFA (Lugt 1868)
ProvenanceWilliam Perkins Babcock, Boston, Paris (1826-1899); his bequest to the MFA 1900