Procession of Knights Viewed by Ladies on a Balcony

c.1512-1515

German 16th Century

Associated Names
German 16th Century

Artist

The image shows a group of soldiers in a courtyard with onlookers on a balcony. The soldiers are marching in a formal manner. The setting includes architectural elements such as columns, steps, and an arched entrance. Observers are gathered on a balcony above, draped in fabric. The color palette includes earthy tones with splashes of blue.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and brown ink with watercolor on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 23.2 cm (9 1/8 in.)
    sheet: 33.6 x 27 cm (13 1/4 x 10 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1964.8.1764

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(C.G., Boerner, Leipzig, sale CLXI, May 10-15, 1929, lot 469); LJR (Lugt Supp.1760b)

Associated Names

Bibliography

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): 308, repro. 309.

Inscriptions

upper right above image in black ink: 72.

Wikidata ID

Q64571874

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