Foot Combat with Longswords

c.1512-1515

German 16th Century

Associated Names
German 16th Century

Artist

Two armored figures engaged in combat. The knights are elaborately armored from head to toe, each wearing helmets and holding weapons, likely swords. Their stances are dynamic, capturing motion or confrontation. The armor is detailed, highlighting plates, joints, and embellishments, while the helmets have complex designs with plumes. The figures stand on a plain background. The color palette includes shades of blue, beige, and gold, accentuating the metallic surfaces of the armor. The drawing is bordered with lines and marked as number '34' at the top right corner.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and black ink with watercolor on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 33.8 × 26.4 cm (13 5/16 × 10 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.4571

  • 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): 290, repro. 291.

Inscriptions

upper right by unknown hand in black ink: 34; lower left on mount in black ink: 44; lower right on mount in black ink: A 190

Watermarks

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Wikidata ID

Q64571977

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