Masquerade

c.1512-1515

German 16th Century

Associated Names
German 16th Century

Artist

The image depicts a medieval festive procession. The scene shows costumed figures carrying torches, led by musicians playing drums. The setting is within an architectural structure with arches and pillars, suggesting a celebratory event. The figures are arranged artistically to convey motion and festivity, with attendees in the background. The style is reminiscent of medieval manuscript illustrations.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and brown ink with watercolor on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 23.3 cm (9 3/16 in.)
    sheet: 33.6 x 26.9 cm (13 1/4 x 10 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.4391

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Pourtalès collection, Paris. ; (C.G., Boerner, Leipzig, sale CLXI, May 10-15, 1929, lot 469); Lessing J. Rosenwald (L. Supp.1760b); gift 1943 to NGA.

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): 302, repro. 303.

Inscriptions

upper right above image in black ink: 73.; lower center in brown ink: 14X

Watermarks

Anchor w/ star (Briquet 490)

Wikidata ID

Q64571851

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