Masquerade

c.1512-1515

German 16th Century

Associated Names
German 16th Century

Artist

This is a painting of a procession featuring elaborately dressed figures. The scene depicts a group of individuals, predominantly dressed in vibrant red and beige attire with intricate headdresses adorned with feathers, marching in unison. These figures are engaged in a ceremonial display, moving in a coordinated manner. Behind them, a row of seated figures can be seen on steps, dressed in colorful gowns, observing the marching figures. The background consists of an architectural setting with windows and a stone texture.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and brown ink with watercolor on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 23.4 x 23.7 cm (9 3/16 x 9 5/16 in.)
    sheet: 33 x 26.3 cm (13 x 10 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.4387

  • 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): 300, repro. 301.

Wikidata ID

Q64571847

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