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Triumph of a Roman Emperor
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Triumph of a Roman Emperor

Antonio Tempesta · 1603 · etching; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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A triumphal procession of a Roman emperor. The procession moves from the bottom right, under two triumphal arches, to a temple in the top left. The procession consists of soldiers, prisoners, elephants, wagons full of war booty and the emperor. Bottom left a representation of the emperor distributing the war booty. Bottom right a representation of a sacrificial scene and an explanatory list with numbers.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineTriomf van een Romeins keizer. 1603. Antonio Tempesta. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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