Italian Joust of Peace

c.1512-1515

German 16th Century

Associated Names
German 16th Century

Artist

This is a drawing of a horse clad in armor running in a jousting setting. The horse is depicted in motion, wearing intricate armor with visible blue and brown hues. The armor features designs, such as the lace-like border on the horse's trapper. The jousting lance is held upright and tipped with a red and gold element. The background includes a lined barrier typical of a jousting arena. The drawing's style suggests a historical period, emphasizing the traditional attire and the sporting nature of jousting.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

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

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 33.1 × 26.3 cm (13 1/16 × 10 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.4523

  • 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): 266, repro. 267.

Inscriptions

upper right by unknown hand in brown ink: 128; center by unknown hand in graphite: 38; lower left on mount in black ink: 128; lower right on mount in black ink: A 189

Watermarks

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Wikidata ID

Q64571927

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