# Triumph of Caesar \(detail\) [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [ANDREA DEL SARTO]() - Date: 1501-1550 - Technique: Fresco ## Commentary The figure in a red toga and blue cloak sitting on a marble throne is clearly identified as Caesar by his laurel wreath. Several older men are standing or kneeling before him, pointing to the men bearing animals and vases at the left edge of the painting. Of all the animals that the Egyptian delegation brought to Florence, the giraffe was by far the most exciting for contemporaries. The fresco shows other animals as well: the dwarf sitting on the steps of Caesar's throne is holding a chameleon on a tambourine; behind him sits a chimpanzee in a striped doublet, and an Oriental figure is carrying a long-tailed monkey. Another porter arrives with a cage full of blue and green parrots on his head. Finally, squatting at the foot of the steps is an animal with a spotted coat, probably an African civet. ## Related artworks - [Annunciation \(detail\)]() - [Annunciation \(detail\)]() - [Annunciation]() - [Assumption of the Virgin \(detail\)]() - [Assumption of the Virgin \(Poppi Altarpiece\)]() - [Assumption of the Virgin]() - [Assumption of the Virgin]() - [Baptism of the People]() - [Birth of the Virgin]() - [Charity]() - [Christ the Redeemer]() - [Disputation on the Trinity]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()