Foot Combat with Swords, Throwing Stars, and Shields (Tartschen)

c.1512-1515

German 16th Century

Associated Names
German 16th Century

Artist

This is a drawing of two armored figures engaged in combat. The scene depicts two figures in armor, wielding swords, and holding shields. The armor is ornate with gold accents, and appears to be of a classical or medieval style. The figures are poised in dynamic stances. One figure has a leg forward and the other has a sword raised above their head. Their shields are decorated with vertical stripes, and the background is plain.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

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

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 32.9 × 26.1 cm (12 15/16 × 10 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.4562

  • Series Title

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

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.

Associated Names

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): 286, repro. 287.

Inscriptions

center by unknown hand in graphite: 6; lower left on mount in black ink: 35; lower right on mount in black ink: A 19

Watermarks

Anchor

Wikidata ID

Q64571968

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