Five Men Fighting Beasts

1532

Master of the Die after Giulio Romano

Associated Names
Master of the Die

Artist, Roman, active c. 1532

Giulio Romano

Artist After, Roman, 1499 - 1546

This is a drawing of a battle between humans and lions in an ancient setting. The scene shows muscular male figures in minimal clothing fighting three lions. The humans wield weapons like swords and clubs as they combat the lions. The lions are depicted with powerful bodies and fierce expressions. In the background are large trees and a more civilized scene with buildings. The drawing is shaded to give a three-dimensional quality and highlight the tension and movement in the scene.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen

  • Dimensions

    sheet (cut to platemark): 28 x 42 cm (11 x 16 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2006.162.13

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bartsch, no. 79

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(P. & D. Colnaghi & Co., Ltd., London); Ruth Cole Kainen, Washington, D.C., purchased March 23, 1989; gift to NGA, 2006.

Associated Names

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 left on stump: 1532; by later hand in graphite, on mount: CB XV. no 79. p. 229, Dado; by later hand in graphite, on verso of mount: Maestro del Dado / cinque uomini combattano / contro i bestie feroce / B, XV 79

Wikidata ID

Q76348369

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