Allegorical Theme: Combat of Animals

c. 1515/1520

Master of the Beheading of St. John the Baptist

Associated Names
Master of the Beheading of St. John the Baptist

Artist, Milanese, active first quarter 16th century

This is a drawing of a mythical scene with fantastical creatures. The setting is a rugged natural environment with a nude figure on a rock holding a large reflective disk or shield. The creatures include a lion with dragon-like features and a horse with a serpentine tail, depicted in a dynamic manner interacting with each other. The landscape includes expansive plains and a distant castle, hinting at a classical influence.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Gift of W.G. Russell Allen

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 22 x 31.4 cm (8 11/16 x 12 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1941.1.11

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hind 'Engravings', Vol. 5, p.98, no. 2

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Baron Adalbert von Lanna [1836-1909], Prague, Bohemia (Lugt 2773)

Associated Names

Bibliography

1938

  • Hind, Arthur M. Early Italian Engraving; a critical catalogue with complete reproductions of all the prints described. 7 vols. London: Bernard Quaritch Ltd., 1938-1948.

1973

  • Levenson et al. 1973, no.159 (b).

Wikidata ID

Q64960443

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