Two Soldiers Crowned by Victory

c. 1580

Jacopo Palma il Giovane

Associated Names
Jacopo Palma il Giovane

Artist, Venetian, 1544 or 1548 - 1628

This is a drawing depicting multiple studies of dynamic figures interacting. The central scene shows three figures, with two engaged in a dramatic pose of holding each other's arms. An angelic figure hovers above them. Surrounding this central image are smaller drawings of figures engaged in various gestures or conversations. The sketches are made with expressive outlines and shadows, giving a sense of liveliness and fluidity.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and brown ink with brown wash, heightened with yellowish gouache on ocher-brown prepared paper

  • Credit Line

    The Edith Tanenbaum Rudolf Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 20.32 × 13.97 cm (8 × 5 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2018.26.20

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Princes of Liechtenstein, Vaduz (Lugt 4398). (Flavia Ormond Fine Arts Ltd, London); Mr. and Mrs. William Rudolf, New York; gift to NGA in 2018.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1998

  • Old Master Drawings, 1500-1800. Flavia Ormond Fine Arts Limited at Adelson Galleries, New York, 1998, no. 6 (color).

Bibliography

1944

  • Tietze, Hans, and Erika Tietze-Conrat. The Drawings of the Venetian Painters in the 15th and 16th Centuries. (New York, 1944): 224-225, no. 1232.

Inscriptions

In pen and brown ink at upper right, 34

Wikidata ID

Q64580080

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