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Two Scenes of Armies Fighting

Artist Unknown

Artwork Details

Two Scenes of Armies Fighting
Artist Unknown
woodcut on laid paper
7 in x 6 in (17.78 cm x 15.24 cm)
Gift of Professor Walter M. and Nesta R. Spink
2012/2.180

Description

Subject Matter:

A battle scene with figures with lances and several on horseback.

Physical Description:

This woodcut features a multitude of armored figures streaming out of a walled town—the main gate of which is visible in the center background of the composition—into a hilly countryside as they engage in battle. Nearly every figure carries a lance. Several figures in the foreground are on horseback and encounter an opposing group in battle. Figures on the left and right edges of the composition carry differing raised flags.

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