Combats and Triumphs
1564
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
About the artist
1564
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Dominant colour
Combats and Triumphs is a 1564 by Etienne Delaune, a Renaissance work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
You see four engravings with battles and triumphs, probably from the 1560s. These prints have a special composition, like a frieze. The artist studied Greek and Roman sarcophagi, which is where this style comes from. This shows the artist's attention to detail and learning from ancient works. Check out the work of artist Etienne Delaune to learn more about his style and other engravings.
Etienne Delaune (French, 1518/19-1583) Combats and Triumphs, probably 1560s Engravings Gift of Leonard C. Hanna 1924.671-.674 The Triumph of Bacchus Battle of Men and Animals Combat of the Naked Men Battle of the Centaurs and the Lapiths The four prints shown here come from a series of twelve known as the Combats and Triumphs. The friezelike composition reflects the artist's study of marble relief carvings on Greek and Roman sarcophagi (coffins), here reduced to a preciously small setting. Against a flat, stagelike background, Delaune's balletic warriors engage in a Mannerist version of…
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