The Horatii and the Curiatii, after Giulio Romano

An image of Giulio Romano (Giulio Pippi), after (1499?-1546). This print represents the battle of the Horatii and the Curiatii, described by Livy (History of Rome, Bk. 1). Bartsch named the group of anonymous Italian engravers "School of Marcantonio Raimondi": which were Italian in origin, from the first half of the 16th century, and which displayed a technique that tried to imitate that of Marcantonio. Engraving, circa 1541. Italian.

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Giulio Romano (Giulio Pippi), after (1499?-1546). This print represents the battle of the Horatii and the Curiatii, described by Livy (History of Rome, Bk. 1). Bartsch named the group of anonymous Italian engravers "School of Marcantonio Raimondi": which were Italian in origin, from the first half of the 16th century, and which displayed a technique that tried to imitate that of Marcantonio. Engraving, circa 1541. Italian.

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Accession Number: P.4122-R-2
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge
Aperture: f/16.0
Focal length: 50
Camera: Hasselblad H4D-31
Photographer name: Amy Jugg
Image height: 703 pixels
Image width: 1024 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.6 (Macintosh)
Filesize: 272.57kB
Exposure time: 1/60
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 16/1
Captured: 2013:04:12 11:57:13

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16th Century 458392 Artistic Movement Date Department Fitz_PDP Giulio Romano Italian Late Renaissance Medium Nationalities Object Type Other Keywords Renaissance Roman Workflow _WF_AdOK _WF_OPACtd _WF_PCtd arena audience battle battle scene battlefield combat crowds engraving fighting gladiator gladiatorial male military print shield soldiers violence violent warriors Artist/Maker

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