Freydal, The Book of Jousts and Tournaments of Emperor Maximilian I: Combats on Horseback (Volume II)

c.1512-1515

German 16th Century

Associated Names
German 16th Century

Artist

Artwork overview

  • Medium

    bound volume that once contained 44 watercolors (now separated)

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    book: 52 × 42 × 8.5 cm (20 1/2 × 16 9/16 × 3 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.4484-4527

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Associated Artworks

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This is a drawing of two armored horses with riders engaged in combat. The scene features two riders in medieval armor equipped with helms and pole weapons, resembling halberds. The horses are adorned with caparisons. There is a fallen sleeve in the top right of the drawing. The overall image appears to capture a moment of intense action from the depicted period.

Mock Joust of War with Flying Shields and Without Bevors

German 16th Century

1515

The image depicts two knights in armor on horseback engaged in a jousting match. They are dressed in colorful armor typical of medieval knights. Both knights are riding upright towards each other, holding lances. The knight on the right has a more elaborate helmet compared to the one on the left. The lance of the knight on the right is shattered, indicating impact. The background is plain with a parchment-like texture.

Mock Joust of War with Flying Shields and Without Bevors

German 16th Century

1515

This is a drawing of two armored knights on horseback during a joust. It depicts two horses with riders clad in full armor, including helmets with decorative details. Each knight holds a lance, poised as if they are about to engage in a jousting match. The horses are also adorned in armor, with a colorful caparison draped over them. On the ground, there are lances and a halberd seen in the foreground. There are also disembodied arms and hands illustrated in the composition, adding an abstract element. The style is illustrative, capturing the medieval theme of chivalric tournaments.

Mock Joust of War with Flying Shields and Without Bevors

German 16th Century

1515

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Frédéric de Pourtalès (1779-1861), Paris; E.P. Goldschmidt (1887-1954), London, c.1914-1918. (Charles Sessler Rare Books, Philadelphia). Purchased 1930 by Lessing J. Rosenwald (L. Supp. 1760b); Gift to NGA, 1943.

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Bibliography

1926

  • Dodgson, Campbell. "An Unknown MS. of Freydal."The Burlington Magazine. 48 (1926): 235-237+240-242.

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): 196-317.

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