Caption

Triumph of Scipio, print, Triumphal procession of Scipio Africanus in Rome after his victory over the Carthaginian army. Behind the victors on horseback walk the chained vanquished. On the right a triumphal arch. Two lines of Italian text in the lower margin., printmaker: Master of the Dice, Italy, after design by Raphael, publisher: Philippe Thomassin, c. 1530 - c. 1560, paper, engraving, intaglio printmaking technique, engraving with plate tone, height 201 mm x width 252 mm, triumphal arch, A densely packed scene of figures rendered in fine line work, showing men in classical dress walking and riding toward a large triumphal arch in the distance; soldiers carry long spears and standards, some wear helmets and body armor, others have short tunics and cloaks, and several are barefoot; a column of horses with riders is prominent in the foreground, one rider holding a long staff, and nearby men carry large decorative vessels and shields; architectural details include a decorated archway with relief panels and small figures on its top, and groups of people gathered near the arch and along the route; fabric banners and flowing ribbons are mounted on poles above the crowd, and the ground is shown with stepped levels and shadowed textures.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B37_309

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44.3Mb (6.1Mb) / 14.6in x 11.8in / 4377 x 3537 (300dpi)

Keywords

Triumph Scipio print Triumphal procession Scipio Africanus Rome victory Carthaginian army victors horseback walk chained vanquished right triumphal arch Two lines Italian text lower margin printmaker Master Dice Italy design Raphael publisher Philippe Thomassin c 1530 - c 1560 paper engraving intaglio printmaking technique plate tone height 201 mm x width 252 mm densely packed scene figures rendered fine line work showing men classical dress walking riding large triumphal arch distance soldiers carry long spears standards wear helmets body armor short tunics cloaks several barefoot column horses riders prominent foreground rider holding long staff nearby men large decorative vessels shields architectural details include decorated archway relief panels small figures top groups people gathered near arch route fabric banners flowing ribbons mounted poles crowd ground shown stepped levels shadowed textures