Combats and Triumphs
1561
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1561
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
This print shows four tiny battles in one frame. Naked men wrestle animals and centaurs fight humans. The artist packed motion into a narrow strip like a carved stone frieze. Delaune studied ancient Roman sarcophagi to make these prints. He turned bulky marble battles into delicate engravings. The lines are razor sharp, but the scenes feel alive. To see more small-scale battles like this, look up Etienne Delaune (French, 1518/19–c. 1583).
