Combat of Romans and Dacians (after a relief on the Arch of Constantine, Rome) / Nicolas Beatrizet
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- Accession Number
- 1960/2.41
- Title
- Combat of Romans and Dacians (after a relief on the Arch of Constantine, Rome)
- Artist
- Nicolas Beatrizet
- Artist Nationality
- French
- Artist Life Dates
- c.1515 - after 1565
- Medium and Support
- engraving on laid paper
- Object Creation Date
- 1553
- Object Creation Place
- Europe (continent)
- Italy (nation)
- Lazio (region)
- Roma (province)
- Rome (inhabited place)
- Creation Place 1
- Europe (continent)
- Creation Place 2
- Italy (nation)
- Creation Place 3
- Lazio (region)
- Creation Place 4
- Roma (province)
- Creation Place 5
- Rome (inhabited place)
- Credit Line
- Museum Purchase
- Style/Group/Movement
- Renaissance
- Inscription
- Monogram, in plate, l.c.: NB Inscription, in plate, lower margin: Tabula marmorea, pugnae Dacicae: ex diruto Traini, ut putatur, arcu: in Constantini cognomento Magni; gua spectat Auentinum; ornatus caussa; Romae, translata. / Antonii Lafrerii Seguani formis Romae 1553
- Dimensions
- 27.6 cm x 45.1 cm (10 7/8 in. x 17 3/4 in.)
- Century
- 16th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Primary Object Type
- intaglio print
- Physical Description
- This engraving reproduces a relief sculpture from the second century CE of Roman soldiers under Emperor Trajan conquering the Dacians in what is today Romania. The sculpture was later removed from its original monument built to honor Trajan and incorporated into the Arch of Constantine, erected in Rome by the emperor Constantine between 312 and 315.
- The relief depicts mounted Roman soldiers, dressed in their characteristic armor and helmets, surging to the left and right from the center of the scene. A group of soldiers sounding horns stands in their midst. The Romans' vanquished Dacian foes lie trampled beneath the horses' hooves.
- Subject Matter
- This print faithfully reproduces a relief sculpture from the second century CE celebrating the conquest of Dacia (modern Romania) by the Emperor Trajan. The print was commissioned from Beatrizet by the publisher Antoine Lafrery, who oversaw the production of numerous prints of famous artworks from antiquity as well as works by Michelangelo and Raphael, which had established Rome's reputation as an artistic capital of Europe. Prints of such famous artworks were widely sought after by collectors, connoisseurs, and artists.
- Primary Keywords
- engraving (printing process)
- equestrians
- fighting
- reproductions
- rome (inhabited place)
- soldiers
- Secondary Keywords
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- derivative objects
- descriptors
- europe (continent)
- geographic and political locations
- image-making processes and techniques
- intaglio printing processes
- italy (nation)
- lazio (region)
- object genres
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- people
- people (agents)
- people and culture
- people by activity
- people by occupation
- people in military occupations
- physical activities
- physical activities by general context
- printing and printing processes and techniques
- printing processes
- processes and techniques
- processes and techniques by specific type
- roma (province)
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- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 913 x 634
- File Size
- 77 KB
- Record
- 1960/2.41
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"Combat of Romans and Dacians (after a relief on the Arch of Constantine, Rome); Nicolas Beatrizet." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1960-sl-2.41/1960_2.41.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 28, 2024.