Andrea Andreani
The Triumphal Carts

ArtistItalian, 1558–1629
CultureItalian
Titles
  • The Triumphal Carts
  • Colossi, Seige Engines and Porters of Tablets
  • from the series The Triumps of Caesar
Datec. 1593–1599
MediumChiaroscuro woodcut in light, medium and dark greenish gray, and black inks from four blocks on cream laid paper, state I/I
DimensionsSheet: 14 5/8 × 15 1/8 in. (37.1 × 38.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Craig Calvert
Object number2013.683
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ProvenanceGiuseppe [or Joseph] Storck (1766-1836, a print dealer in Milan); [C&J Goodfriend, New York], as of 2008; Craig Calvert, 2008-2013; given to MFAH, 2013.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Recto: Inscribed in pen and brown ink, left bottom edge: 20.go.(?)
Verso: Inscribed in pen and brown ink, lower center: J. Storch J Milan 1799. / Tr No.500. No. 8945. 10. Sr. [“No.500. No.” crossed out with “8954” written above]
Verso: Inscribed in graphite, lower left: a64903 [underlined] / i5 / 18135 e
Verso: Inscribed in graphite, center lower edge: 92
Verso: Inscribed in graphite, right bottom edge: Tr #500 [underlined] / 10 Fuzzo [underlined] No2
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