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Andreani (Andrea, 1558/59-1629). The Triumphs of Caesar: Plate IX (after Andrea Mantegna , 1599, chiaroscuro woodcut on laid paper, printed in dark brown, grey and three shades of ochre, a good impression, printing with gaufrage recto and verso, with margins on three sides, generally in good condition, backed, one or two short tears at the sheet edges and a small loss at the right sheet edge, a central horizontal fold, sheet size 39 x 38 cm (15 3/8 x 15 ins), framed (65 x 62 cm) Literature: Bartsch XII.101.11[4]; See The Chiaroscuro Woodcut in Renaissance Italy, edited by Naoko Takaharake, 108. Andreani published this suite of prints to reproduce the nine canvases of the Triumphs of Caesar by Andrea Mantegna made for the Gonzaga ducal palace in Mantua between 1484 and 1492, now residing in Hampton Court. The set, his last large-scale publication, took four years to complete and was the first to depict a painted cycle in its entirety. According to the dedication page, Andreani worked after drawings prepared by the Mantuan painter Bernardo Malpizzi Each of the nine scenes, including the present woodcut, were printed with four blocks; the key block for outlines and separately carved blocks to apply the different shades of colour.