Foot Combat with Swords 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 a duel. The drawing shows two knights wearing elaborate suits of armor, showcasing a combat scene. One knight has a plume on their helmet and wields a sword and a small buckler shield. The other knight also holds a sword and is dressed in similar armor with a different design on the plume and armor skirting. The figures are positioned facing each other in a dynamic interaction. The drawing uses fine lines and muted colors to depict the metallic texture and details of the armor.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and black ink with watercolor on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 33.9 × 26.2 cm (13 3/8 × 10 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.4576

  • 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): 294, repro. 295.

Inscriptions

upper right by unknown hand in graphite: 11; center by unknown hand in graphite: 4; lower left on mount in black ink: 49; lower right on mount in black ink: A 11

Watermarks

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Wikidata ID

Q64571982

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