Corselet Bearers / Giulio Campagnola / After Andrea Mantegna
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Record Details
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.534
- Title
- Corselet Bearers
- Artist
- Giulio Campagnola
- Artist Nationality
- Italian
- Artist Life Dates
- ca.1482-1515
- Medium and Support
- engraving on laid paper
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1498
- Object Creation Place
- Europe (continent)
- Italy (nation)
- Creation Place 1
- Europe (continent)
- Creation Place 2
- Italy (nation)
- Dimensions
- 28.3 cm x 26 cm (11 1/8 in. x 10 1/4 in.)
- Century
- 15th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Primary Object Type
- intaglio print
- Secondary Object Classification
- Secondary Object Type
- black and white print
- Physical Description
- This print shows a procession of men walking from right to left across the foregound of the picture.They are dressed in short tunics and have laurel wreaths on their heads and some have swords.Some carry poles on which there are breast plates and helmets and some are holding litters piled with furniture, vessels and cups. There is an elephant that is partially shown at the far left.The background area is blank.
- There are traces of additional diagonal hatching marks that had been added at a later date; those lines have been removed.
- Subject Matter
- Giulio Campagnola’s engraving shows a scene from a pageant in which corselets (armor that covered the torso) and helmets, as well as furniture, covered cups, and other valuables are displayed. It is based on a scene from a series of nine paintings by the northern Italian artist Andrea Mantegna (1430/31–1506) entitled the "Triumph of Caesar" that depicts a Roman procession of the spoils of war. The admiration of fifteenth-century Italians for their ancient Roman heritage was manifested in many forms, one of which was the reenacting of such triumphal processions, complete with replica objects. Mantegna’s paintings are an imaginative synthesis of his knowledge of Roman antiquities and these processions.
- Secondary Keywords
- ceremonies
- costume
- costume by function
- cultural ceremonies
- events
- objects we use
- people
- people (agents)
- people and culture
- people by occupation
- people in military occupations
- protective wear
- Rights
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Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 1846 x 2088
- File Size
- 513 KB
- Record
- 1997/1.534
- Link to this Item
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1997-sl-1.534/1997_1.526.jpg
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"Corselet Bearers; Giulio Campagnola; After Andrea Mantegna." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1997-sl-1.534/1997_1.526.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 25, 2024.
