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.
- Inscription
- Inscribed:upper right by unknown hand in brown ink: 132; center by unknown hand in graphite: 38; lower center by unknown hand in brown ink: Graf Anndre von Sunnenberg; lower left on mount in black ink: 132; lower right on mount in black ink: not in A
About this work
Overview
Italian Joust of Peace is a 16th-century drawing created by a German artist, executed in pen and brown ink with watercolor over black chalk on laid paper.
Subject & Meaning
The drawing depicts a dramatic moment in a jousting match between two armored knights on decorated horses, capturing the intense clash of lances.
Technique & Style
The artwork showcases an innovative use of glazing, combining thin, translucent layers of ink and watercolor to achieve vibrant, rich colors, a technique rarely seen in such freedom at the time.
History & Provenance
The drawing is part of the collection at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.
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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