Triumphzug eines Feldherrn durch den Titusbogen
Triumphzug eines Feldherrn durch den Titusbogen () c1791 by Austrian Historical Painter Vinzenz Fischer (1729 – 1810), of historical events and a professor of architecture.
This is a beautiful and impressive scene of a Roman Commander triumphal procession through the Arch of Titus riding behind his arm that crossed the arch and crossing the bridge into Rome.
He is riding a chariot that is being drawn by four white stallions that are cover with red cloth with gold borders draped over their backs; while he is standing in his chariot covered with a red gown, and beside him a servant green plants sits on the back edge of the chariot.
The are soldiers that are following behind him and trumpeters blowing their horns ahead of him, while Roman citizens watch on being held at bay by soldiers.
The the background we can see many Roman buildings and structures along with more people and a boat on the bank of a river.
In ancient Rome a Triumphal procession was a ceremony that was usually granted by the Senate to a victorious general or commander, who under his own auspices had won a great victory and who had been proclaimed Emperor by his soldiers on the battlefield.
This is a remastered digital art old masters reproduction of a public domain image that is available as a canvas print online.
Information Below Derived From Wikipedia.org
Vinzenz Fisher was an accomplished architect and historical painter, who served as the professor of architecture at the Academy of Vienna.
He was born in Bavaria, Germany and did his initial artistic studies in Passau, Germany; then at the age of 22 he entered the Vienna Academy, and from there traveled to Italy in 1753 where he remained until 1755, and then returned to Vienna.
In 1760 he was accepted as a member to the Vienna Academy, and with his extensive knowledge of architecture and geometry received the post of professor of architecture in 1764; where he served for the next 44 years.