1514
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Italian Joust of Peace is a 1514 ink by German 16th Century, a Renaissance work, held at National Gallery of Art.
Two armored knights charge on horseback, lances locked mid-joust. Crushed lances spray splinters. The artist used fine pen lines, watercolor washes and chalk to show gleaming armor. Look close: the horses wear velvet caparisons stitched with gold thread. One knight’s plume is blue, the other red—easy to tell them apart in the chaos. This scene feels like a real event from the early 1500s. See it at the National Gallery of Art, Washington.
A German artist from the late 1500s drew lively scenes of knights clashing in parades and mock battles.
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