1514
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
Italian Joust of Peace is a 1514 ink by German 16th Century, a Renaissance work, held at National Gallery of Art.
Two armored knights clash lances on horseback in a jousting match. Their armor and horses are covered in gold designs, and one lance shatters against the other’s shield. The artist used watercolor layers, called glazing, to make the gold details shine. This scene shows a peaceful joust meant to settle conflicts, not fight wars. The armor looks Italian but the artist was German, which was unusual at the time. Check out more works 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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