The Triumph of Caesar, 1595-1599, Andrea Andreani; Artist: after Andrea Mantegna; Artist: after Bernardo Malpizzi (intermediate draftsman), Italian, (Padua), 1430/31¡V1506, 14 13/16 ¡Ñ 162 5/8 in. (37.62 ¡Ñ 413.07 cm), Chiaroscuro woodcut printed in grayish-black, beige, and gray ink on multiple sheets of paper, Italy, 16th century, This grand procession celebrates Roman leader Julius Caesar¡¦s (100 BCE¡V44 BCE) military victories in the Gallic Wars (58 to 50 BCE) fought in the territories of modern-day France and beyond. Trumpeters and banner carriers lead the way, then come heroes, chariots, trophy bearers, soldiers, captives, booty, horses, oxen, goats, and elephants. Onlookers gather in palaces and loggias and on top of aqueducts to witness the magnificence. At the rear, as the parade passes a triumphal arch, a shield reading 'Veni, Vidi, Vici' (I came. I saw. I conquered.) announces the arrival of Julius Caesar¡Xthen a general¡Xaboard his richly ornamented coach. He holds a staff and palm frond as Fame, personified as a winged angel, crowns him with laurels.