Artwork
Outdoor Games
Outdoor Games 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.
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- Inscribed:upper right above image in black ink: 74.
About this work
Overview
Outdoor Games is a drawing executed in pen and brown ink with watercolor on laid paper, depicting a lively outdoor scene.
Subject & Meaning
The scene features people in colorful clothing engaged in various activities such as dancing and playing games, set against a backdrop of a grassy hill with trees and a distant building.
Technique & Style
The artist employed a range of colors to capture the scene, from the muted tones of the landscape to the vibrant hues of the figures' clothing, creating an overall effect of joy and energy.
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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