Masquerade

c.1512-1515

German 16th Century

Associated Names
The image shows a group of people in elaborate historical costumes at a social event or gathering. The foreground features individuals in colorful attire, including cloaks, headgear with feathers, gowns with patterns in green, purple, and burgundy. The men wear tunics with tights and swords, while the women wear high-waisted gowns with sleeves and headpieces. Some individuals hold staffs. In the background, there is a tiered seating area with an audience dressed in bright colors seated against a plain architectural backdrop with columns. The performers are separated from the audience by a stage or platform.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and brown ink with watercolor on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 23.3 cm (9 3/16 in.)
    sheet: 33.7 x 26.9 cm (13 1/4 x 10 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.4389


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.

Inscriptions

upper right above image in black ink: 69.

Watermarks

Anchor w/ star (Briquet 490)

Wikidata ID

Q64571849

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