Battle of the Horatii and the Curiatii

after Frans Floris I

Associated Names
Flemish 16th Century

Artist

Hieronymus Cock

Publisher, Netherlandish, 1518 - 1570

Frans Floris I

Artist After, Flemish, c. 1519 - 1570

This is a drawing of an ancient battle scene. The full-description of this drawing features a group of armed warriors engaged in combat, with weapons drawn and shields raised in a Roman-like arena. Onlookers line the sides, tents and military encampments are visible in the background. The drawing showcases intricate detailing in armor, musculature, and facial expressions, depicting movement and tension in the confrontation.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Andrew W. Mellon Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 31.2 x 40.6 cm (12 5/16 x 16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1975.70.6

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 158, State i/ii

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1987

  • Graphic Survey Show, National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C., November 1987.

1993

  • Graven Images: The Rise of Professional Printmakers in Antwerp and Haarlem, 1540-1640, as probably by Cornelis Cort, Mary and Leigh Block Gallery, Evanston, Illinois; Ackland Art Gallery, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, no. 15.

Bibliography

1949

  • Hollstein, F.W.H. et al. German engravings, etchings and woodcuts ca. 1400-1700. 8 vols. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberger, 1954-1868. Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts, ca. 1450-1700. Vols. I-XV, XVIII, XIX. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberge

1993

  • The New Hollstein Dutch & Flemish Etchings, Engravings and Woodcuts, 1450-1700. (Frans Floris, Edward H. Wouk, author). Rotterdam: Sound & Vision Interactive, 1996-, no. 158, state i/ii.

Wikidata ID

Q65565464

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