The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of December 18, 2025
The Triumph of Julius Caesar: Caesar Triumphant
1593–99
(Italian, about 1558–1610)
after Andrea Mantegna
Sheet: 36.7 x 37.8 cm (14 7/16 x 14 7/8 in.); Matted: 52.9 x 50.8 cm (20 13/16 x 20 in.)
Dudley P. Allen Fund 1930.583.10
Catalogue raisonné: Bartsch XII.101.11 # 9 of a set of 9 (p. 102)
Location: Not on view
Description
Enthroned in an elaborate chariot, Caesar rides past a triumphal arch. He holds a palm branch, the traditional attribute of Victory, depicted here as the winged allegorical figure holding a laurel crown above Caesar’s head. Ancient reports of triumphs agree this task was typically assigned to a slave. The words VENI, VEDI, VICI on the banner famously translate as “I came, I saw, I conquered.”- {{cite web|title=The Triumph of Julius Caesar: Caesar Triumphant|url=false|author=Andrea Andreani, Andrea Mantegna|year=1593–99|access-date=18 December 2025|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}
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