Combat between Horsemen and Foot Soldiers

Hieronymus Hopfer after Raphael

Associated Names
Hieronymus Hopfer

Artist, German, active c. 1520 - 1550 or after

Raphael

Artist After, Marchigian, 1483 - 1520

This is a drawing of a battle scene with heavily armored warriors and horses engaged in combat. The composition is filled with figures, primarily on horseback. The scene includes detailed depictions of horses in dynamic poses and warriors wielding weapons like spears and swords. Some figures are shown fallen in the foreground, while the background depicts rocky terrain and trees. Lines are used to convey movement and tension, showing the intensity and chaos of the conflict.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching (iron)

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Accession Number

    1979.44.12

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hollstein, no. 51, State i/ii


Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1988

  • Graphic Survey Show, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., June 1988.

Bibliography

1949

  • Hollstein, F.W.H. et al. German engravings, etchings and woodcuts ca. 1400-1700. Amsterdam: A.L. van Gendt, 1986; Vol. XV, no. 51, i/ii.

Wikidata ID

Q65569591

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