Two Dancing Couples Led by Torch-bearing Knights

c.1512-1515

German 16th Century

Associated Names
German 16th Century

Artist

This is a painting of a medieval gathering with figures wearing elaborate garments. The image depicts an interior space where several figures are dressed in vibrant, ornate costumes. The figures wear plumed hats and carry various items such as weapons and musical instruments. The backdrop consists of a plain wall punctuated by arched windows and a doorway, through which the blue sky is visible. Onlookers, clad in similarly vibrant attire, are seated against the wall, observing the scene unfolding.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and brown ink with watercolor on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 23.2 x 23.7 cm (9 1/8 x 9 5/16 in.)
    sheet: 33 x 26.1 cm (13 x 10 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1964.8.1765

  • Series Title

    Freydal

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(C.G., Boerner, Leipzig, sale CLXI, May 10-15, 1929, lot 469); LJR (L. 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.

Watermarks

Anchor w/ star (Briquet 490)

Wikidata ID

Q64571875

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