Masquerade

c.1512-1515

German 16th Century

Associated Names
This is a painting of medieval-style figures in a processional or theatrical event. The painting shows individuals in vibrant costumes, some wearing hats and helmets. In the foreground, figures in elaborate attire are holding torches. Some are gathered, with others wearing animal head masks. The background displays an architectural setting with a bench, where additional characters are seated. Seated figures in the background are painted in bright colors, contrasting with the muted tones of the setting. This painting captures a moment of celebration or performance within an architectural interior, reminiscent of medieval European illustrations.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and brown ink with watercolor on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 23.3 x 23.7 cm (9 3/16 x 9 5/16 in.)
    sheet: 34 x 26.4 cm (13 3/8 x 10 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.4385

  • Series Title

    Freydal


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Pourtalès collection, Paris; (C.G., Boerner, Leipzig, sale CLXI, May 10-15, 1929, lot 469); Lessing J. Rosenwald (L. Supp.1760b); gift 1943 to NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1928

  • Dodgson, Campbell. "More Freydal Drawings" The Burlington Magazine 53 (October 1928): 170-73.

2019

  • Krause, Stefan. "Freydal, das Turnierbuch Kaiser Maximilians I. - Werkbeschreibungen." Jahrbuch des Kunsthistorischen Museums Wien 21 (2019): 298, repro. 299.

Wikidata ID

Q64571845

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