Entellus and Dares

1520s

Marco Dente

Associated Names
Marco Dente

Artist, Italian, c. 1493 - 1527

Two men are depicted in a full-body view, engaged in physical combat. They are both standing with legs apart, arms raised, and fists clenched. The man on the left is muscular, wearing a short, one-shouldered tunic. He has curly hair and a beard. The man on the right is also muscular, wearing a draped garment. He is clean-shaven with curly hair. Both men have bands around their fists and one wears a crown-like band on his head. The background shows an ancient stone wall with vegetation on top, and another stone structure to the right, resembling the façade of an ancient building, possibly an amphitheater. Grass and uneven terrain are visible beneath their feet.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Pepita Milmore Memorial Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet (cut to image): 30.4 x 26.9 cm (11 15/16 x 10 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2005.91.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bartsch, no. 195


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Duke of Devonshire, Chatsworth. S. Josefowitz, Lausanne; (R. M. Light & Co., Inc., Santa Barbara); purchased 2005 by NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2008

  • Medieval to Modern: Recent Acquisitions of Drawings, Prints, and Illustrated Books, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2008, no. 16.

Bibliography

1802

  • Bartsch, Adam. Le peintre graveur. 21 vols. Vienna, 1802-1821: Adam. Le peintre graveur. 21 vols. Vienna: J.V. Degen, 1802-1821.

Inscriptions

lower right in plate: ENTELLI / ET DARET / CESTVM / CE RT / SR (in monogram)

Wikidata ID

Q76348076

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