Foot Combat with Daggers

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 both clad in full suits of armor and are in a wrestling-like maneuver. The composition emphasizes their closely intertwined postures. They appear suspended in a moment of intense struggle, with their armored forms rendered in a palette that highlights the metallic textures and intricate design of their armor. The background is plain, focusing on the central figures. The drawing has a sense of purpose, typical of period illustrations depicting martial techniques.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and black ink with watercolor on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 33.5 × 26.3 cm (13 3/16 × 10 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.4578

  • 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 black ink: 45; lower left on mount in black ink: 51; lower right on mount in black ink: A 222

Watermarks

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Wikidata ID

Q64571984

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