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 a duel. The figures are dressed in elaborate, full-body armor, depicted in shades of blue and goldish-brown, with notable detailing on the armor plates and helmets. The left figure holds a sword, while the right figure wields a spear. Both figures are positioned in dynamic stances. The scene is centered on a blank background, focusing attention entirely on the two armored figures and their poised combat interaction.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and black ink with watercolor on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 34.1 × 26.2 cm (13 7/16 × 10 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.4567

  • 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

center by unknown hand in graphite: 3; lower left on mount in black ink: 40; lower right on mount in black ink: A 174

Wikidata ID

Q64571973

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