3471212 The Battle of Vercellae, 1725-29 (oil on canvas) by Tiepolo, Giovanni Battista (Giambattista) (1696-1770); 411.5x376.9 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA; (add.info.: One of ten painted to decorate Ca??Dolfin, Venice. The battle may be the victory of Gaius Marius over Teutonic tribes in Lombardy in 101 B.C. The Cimbri tribe crossed the Alps near Trent and invaded the Veneto, whose mild climate and delicacies reputedly sapped their strength. ).