Soldiers Fighting

Giovanni Andrea Ansaldo

Associated Names
Giovanni Andrea Ansaldo

Artist, Genoese, 1584 - 1638

This is a drawing of a battle scene with horsemen and warriors. The composition depicts a chaotic and dynamic confrontation with several figures, both on horseback and on foot. The central section shows two horseback riders engaged in combat, wielding weapons. Around them, there are figures on foot, some in aggressive postures, holding swords and shields, while others lie on the ground. The drawing uses fine lines and shading to convey motion and intensity, and the figures are rendered with exaggerated, muscular forms typical of dynamic battle representations. The background appears empty, emphasizing the action in the foreground.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and brown ink over black chalk and traces of red chalk, laid down

  • Credit Line

    Joseph F. McCrindle Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 18.4 x 27.9 cm (7 1/4 x 11 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2009.70.68


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Private collector's mark in stamp and red ink: [Not deciphered] (Not in Lugt). (P & D Colnaghi & Co. Ltd., London [as Cambiaso]); Joseph F. McCrindle [1923-2008], New York, 1959; Joseph F. McCrindle Foundation, 2008; gift to NGA, 2009.

Associated Names

Bibliography

2012

  • Grasselli, Margaret M., and Arthur K. Wheelock, Jr., eds. The McCrindle Gift: A Distinguished Collection of Drawings and Watercolors. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art. Washington, 2012: 178 (color).

Inscriptions

by later hand (on affixed sheet), lower right in brown ink: Luca Cangiani No [Not deciphered]; by later, lower right verso in graphite: A23323

Wikidata ID

Q64572301

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