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.
This drawing shows two knights in fancy armor. They ride horses and crash lances in a tournament. One lance snaps against the other’s chest plate. It looks like a page from a storybook. The artist used pen, brown ink, and watercolor. They layered colors to make armor gleam. The scene is calm despite the clash—no blood, just bright cloth and metal. The paper’s laid texture makes the colors pop. 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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