Foot Combat with Daggers

c.1512-1515

German 16th Century

Associated Names
German 16th Century

Artist

This is a drawing of two armored figures embracing. The figures are dressed in antique-looking armor with decorative elements such as feathers and layered skirts. They stand closely, suggesting an embrace or possibly a dance. The armor is detailed with metallic hues and intricate designs. Overall, the composition is centered, with ample negative space around the figures, emphasizing their presence and interaction.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and black ink with watercolor and traces of black chalk on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 32.9 × 27.2 cm (12 15/16 × 10 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.4581

  • 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): 296, repro. 297.

Inscriptions

upper left by unknown hand in graphite: [undecipherable]; upper right by unknown hand in graphite: P 155; center by unknown hand in graphite: 8; lower left on mount in black ink: 54; lower right on mount in black ink: A 155

Wikidata ID

Q64571987

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