Foot Combat with Longswords and Buckler Shields

c.1512-1515

German 16th Century

Associated Names
German 16th Century

Artist

This is a drawing of two armored figures engaged in combat with swords and shields. The figures are depicted wearing full suits of stylized armor with decorative elements, such as tassels and detailed armor plating. Both have plumed helmets, with the left figure's helmet featuring feathers. Both figures wield long swords and shields, their stances suggesting an intense duel. The drawing uses shades of blue and earth tones to depict the armor's texture. The background is plain, emphasizing the interaction between the figures. The composition and technique are reminiscent of late medieval or Renaissance artistic styles depicting chivalry and combat.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and black ink with watercolor on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 33.8 × 26.3 cm (13 5/16 × 10 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.4575

  • 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): 292, repro. 293.

Inscriptions

upper left by unknown hand in graphite: 140: upper right by unknown hand in graphite: [24?]; lower left on mount in black ink: 48; lower right on mount in black ink: A 198

Wikidata ID

Q64571981

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