Italian Joust of Peace

c.1512-1515

German 16th Century

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The image features two figures in partial body form engaged in a scene. The central figure is positioned with their back somewhat towards the viewer, wearing intricate clothing in bright green, resembling medieval armor or costume. Their head is adorned with a matching green helmet with feathered plumage. The figure appears to be actively engaged in an action or performance. To the right, a second figure is visible primarily from the torso up. This figure is positioned as though they are seated or lounging against a structure, wearing mostly white clothing with light blue and gold accents. The figure's head is slightly inclined backward, revealing a full white, curly hairstyle, and they hold a long, slender object. The setting includes linear platforms or steps. The background is minimalistic, emphasizing the dressed figures in the foreground.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

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

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 34 × 26.2 cm (13 3/8 × 10 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.4520

  • 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): 264, repro. 265.

Inscriptions

upper right by unknown hand in brown ink: 125; center by unknown hand in graphite: 40; lower left on mount in black ink: 125; lower right on mount in black ink: A 177

Wikidata ID

Q64571923

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