Sujet
A Tournament, 1506. Creator: Lucas Cranach (German, 1472-1553).
Légende
A Tournament, 1506. Tournaments in the age of Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian were not the serious affairs of the Middle Ages, nor did they reflect actual methods of warfare, which relied on heavy cannons and mercenaries. Instead, they provided amusing entertainment for the aristocracy. This complex design, containing numerous combatants jousting with lances, was based on events that took place in the Wittenberg marketplace. Given Cranach's position as painter to the Saxon court, his workshop would probably have been responsible for the various painted decorations associated with such tournaments.
Date
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Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art
Notre référence
HRM19F68_211
Model release
NA
Property release
NA
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
67,6Mo (5,3Mo) / 49,1cm x 34,5cm / 5794 x 4080 (300dpi)