Italian Joust of Peace

c.1512-1515

German 16th Century

Associated Names
German 16th Century

Artist

This painting shows a jousting scene between two armor-clad competitors on horseback. The painting depicts a dynamic encounter, where two figures, clad in suits of armor, are mounted on horses in a jousting tournament. One rider, mounted on a dark reddish-brown horse, is shown in a forward-leaning motion, while another rider, astride a green horse, leans towards their opponent. Each horse appears to be elaborately adorned in colors to match their riders. The image captures the moment of impact as lances break upon contact, with fragments of wood and the tip of a lance flying through the air, emphasizing the intensity of the moment. Delicate details, such as the ornate crests atop the helmets and the careful line work, give a sense of authenticity and period flair. This is in the style of an early Renaissance or late Gothic artist.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and brown ink with watercolor over black chalk on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 33.8 × 26 cm (13 5/16 × 10 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.4514

  • Series Title

    Freydal, The Book of Jousts and Tournament of Emperor Maximilian I: Combats on Horseback (Volume II)

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Frédéric de Pourtalès (1779-1861), Paris; E.P. Goldschmidt (1887-1954), London, c.1914-1918. (Charles Sessler Rare Books, Philadelphia). Purchased 1930 by Lessing J. Rosenwald (L. Supp. 1760b); Gift to NGA, 1943.

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Bibliography

1926

  • Dodgson, Campbell. "An Unknown MS. of Freydal."The Burlington Magazine. 48 (1926): 235-237+240-242.

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): 262, repro. 263.

Inscriptions

upper right above image by unknown hand in brown ink, on separate paper pasted down: Fraydall gestochen wellisch in ainer grunen zendlen deckh, auff dem helm ain gruenen kranntz; upper right by unknown hand in brown ink: 119; center by unknown hand in graphite: 36; bottom center by unknown hand in brown ink on separate paper laid down: Herr Jann von Grittis / Welsch / 119; lower left on mount in black ink: 119; lower right on mount in black ink: A 162

Wikidata ID

Q64571917

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