Foot Combat with Longswords

c.1512-1515

German 16th Century

Associated Names
German 16th Century

Artist

This is a drawing of two armored figures engaged in combat. The figures are wearing detailed medieval-style armor. They are depicted in a dynamic pose, with both figures brandishing swords. The figure on the left has an elaborate plume coming from the helmet. The color palette is muted, using tones of blue for the metal armor and earthy hues for the fabric and decorations. The drawing has a thin border and a plain background.

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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: 33.6 × 26.1 cm (13 1/4 × 10 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.4564

  • 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): 288, repro. 289.

Inscriptions

upper right by unknown hand in black ink: 40; lower center by unknown hand in black ink: 7; lower left on mount in black ink: 37; lower right on mount in black ink: A 206

Wikidata ID

Q64571970

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