Italian Joust of Peace
German 16th Century
c.1512-1515
Medium
pen and brown ink with watercolor over leadpoint on laid paper
Dimensions
sheet: 33.5 × 26.2 cm (13 3/16 × 10 5/16 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number
1943.3.4505
About the Artist
German 16th Century
The designation "German 16th Century" refers to a collective of anonymous artists active during the height of the German Renaissance, a period marked by profound artistic innovation amid the Protestant Reformation and humanist revival. Little is known about the individual lives or training of these makers, as their identities remain undocumented, with works often attributed based on regional style...