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The Triumph of Fame, plate three from the Triumphs of Petrarch

A work made of engraving in black on ivory laid paper.
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  • A work made of engraving in black on ivory laid paper.

Date:

c. 1539

Artist:

Georg Pencz
German, c. 1500-1550

About this artwork

Petrarch’s beloved poem about Fame lends itself well to being illustrated as a parade, and so Pencz could easily have adopted this imagery of ancient triumphal processions from recent works in print and paint by the late-15th-century artist Andrea Mantegna. Indeed, Pencz visited Mantua during his trip to Italy and may have seen some of Mantegna’s work there. Pencz’s curiously squat and diminutive elephants, stubby human figures, and oversize sculptural remnants all suggest a familiarity with Mantegna’s dramatic perspectives and cast of historical characters.

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Georg Pencz

Title

The Triumph of Fame, plate three from the Triumphs of Petrarch

Place

Germany (Artist's nationality)

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Made 1534–1544

Medium

Engraving in black on ivory laid paper

Dimensions

Plate/sheet: 13.9 × 20.9 cm (5 1/2 × 8 1/4 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Potter Palmer

Reference Number

1919.2546

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