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 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
Print
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.
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913 x 634
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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.
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