# Triumphal Chariot \(1/2\) [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [DÜRER, Albrecht]() - Date: 1501-1550 - Technique: Woodcuts, mounted in pairs, 1/2: 477 x 624 mm ## Commentary The Triumphal Chariot, designed by Dürer, was part and, at the same time, the conclusion of the Triumphal Procession, which was used to glorify the glorious deeds of Emperor Maximilian I. The emperor's magnificent triumphal chariot is pulled by a team of twelve horses, accompanied by personifications of the Virtues. The chariot, driven by "Reason," is also accompanied by numerous allegories which are identified by writing and added to the emperor's fame and glory. By 1600, the Triumphal Chariot had appeared in seven Latin and German editions. ## Related artworks - [A Young Girl of Cologne and Dürer's Wife]() - [Abduction of a Woman]() - [Abduction of Proserpine on a Unicorn]() - [Adam and Eve]() - [Adam and Eve]() - [Adam and Eve]() - [Adam and Eve]() - [Adam \(detail\)]() - [Adam]() - [Adoration of the Magi \(detail\)]() - [Adoration of the Magi \(detail\)]() - [Adoration of the Magi \(detail\)]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()