Room 12

This canvas is the first of a series of nine painted by Andrea Mantegna depicting The Triumphs of Caesar.Trumpeters herald the arrival of the triumphal procession celebrating the victories of Julius Caesar during the Gallic Wars (55–50 BC). They are followed by men bearing flags and streamers. Ot...

This canvas is the second of a series of nine painted by Andrea Mantegna depicting The Triumphs of Caesar.In this scene, colossal full-length statues of Roman gods are transported on a richly ornamented cart, while a smaller one is lifted by a member of the entourage. An inscribed tablet praising...

This canvas is the third of a series of nine painted by Andrea Mantegna depicting The Triumphs of Caesar.A young man in colourful attire and carrying a halberd walks before a cart heavily laden with booty – composed of a towering assembly of captured weapons and armour. His gaze looks out toward...

This canvas is the fourth of a series of nine painted by Andrea Mantegna depicting The Triumphs of Caesar.This is the best-preserved of Mantegna’s Triumphs of Caesar. The scene continues the forward thrust established in the first three canvases (The Trumpeters, The Triumphal Carts and The Trophy...

This canvas is the fifth of a series of nine painted by Andrea Mantegna depicting The Triumphs of Caesar.In this part of the procession, Mantegna depicted four magnificent African elephants and their riders, skilfully using linear perspective to create a convincing impression of receding space. T...

This canvas is the sixth of a series of nine painted by Andrea Mantegna depicting The Triumphs of Caesar.The procession continues with men bearing the spoils of victory, some almost buckling under their heavy weight. A bare-footed bald man crouches down to rest his pole on the ground, his cheeks...

A crowd of people relax on a grass bank, enjoying the spectacle of a flamboyant procession celebrating the return of a great general and his army. The columns and alcoves of classical Roman buildings tower over them. Below, trumpeters and pipers blow their instruments and animals are led to the s...