Masquerade

c.1512-1515

German 16th Century

Associated Names
The image shows a group of full-body figures dressed in elaborate period costumes. The central figures are two women and three men standing on a flat surface, engaging in conversation. The women have intricate hairstyles, with one wearing a headpiece adorned with feathers, while the men sport shoulder-length hair, some covered with hats featuring feathers. The men are dressed in long robes with ornamental patterns, while the women in flowing dresses with puffed sleeves. Some people hold fans or other small items. In the background, a raised platform hosts seated women dressed in similarly complex garments, framed by arched columns and windows above them. Their attire is richly colored, featuring greens, reds, and pinks. The setting resembles a grand hall with high ceilings and various levels. A small group of people is visible in a side alcove, overlooking the scene below.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and brown ink with watercolor on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 23.2 x 23 cm (9 1/8 x 9 1/16 in.)
    sheet: 33 x 26.2 cm (13 x 10 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.4393


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

Exhibition History

1956

  • Art and the Theater, Watkins Gallery, American University, Washington, DC, 1956.

2019

  • The Last Knight: The Art, Armor, and Ambition of Maximilian I, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 2019-2020, no. 44.

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): 302, repro. 303.

Wikidata ID

Q64571853

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