Artwork
Italian Joust of Peace
Italian Joust of Peace is an ink drawing by the Renaissance artist German 16th Century. It dates from 1514 and is held in the collection of the National Gallery of Art. This 16th-century drawing depicts a jousting scene, rendered in pen and brown ink with watercolor over leadpoint on laid paper.
- Inscription
- Inscribed:upper right by unknown hand in brown ink: 105; upper right by unknown hand in brown ink, on separate paper pasted down: Fraidall gestochen wellisch in ainer weyssen zendlin deckh, auff dem helm federn; lower center by unknown hand in brown ink: Graf Hanns von Eysenburg; lower left on mount in black ink: 106; lower right on mount in black ink: A 114
About this work
Overview
This 16th-century drawing depicts a jousting scene, rendered in pen and brown ink with watercolor over leadpoint on laid paper.
Subject & Meaning
Two armored knights on horseback engage in a jousting match, their armor and horses elaborately decorated. The splintering of one lance against the other's armor conveys a sense of dynamic action.
Technique & Style
The artist's use of intricate details to decorate the knights' armor and horses showcases their attention to detail, characteristic of the period's drawing techniques.
History & Provenance
Created by a German artist, the drawing is now housed at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, where it can be considered alongside other works from the same era.
Artist & collection
Artist
A German artist of the late 1500s drew knights clashing in parades and mock battles, filling sheets with detailed ink colored lightly in watercolor: soldiers mid-joust, shields flying, foot soldiers sparring with spears.
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