Combats and Triumphs: Combat of Animals and Men
Engraving, part of a set of 12 prints of rectangular shape, executed over black backgrounds, and depicting combats and triumphs, likely influenced by the combat scenes created by German masters such as Georg Pencz and the Beham brothers. This print represents a combat between men and animals, including both real animals, such as elephants, camels, dogs, and lions, and fantastical ones, including a griffin, a unicorn, and a dragon. The subject of this print recalls a composition by Giulio Romano, with a combat between men and ferocious beasts, among which is a lion. Delaune might have know this composition or its variants through the Italian artists at Fontainebleau, such as Primaticcio.
Artwork Details
- Title: Combats and Triumphs: Combat of Animals and Men
- Artist: Etienne Delaune (French, Orléans 1518/19–1583 Strasbourg)
- Artist: Related to Giulio Romano (Italian, Rome 1499?–1546 Mantua)
- Date: before 1556
- Medium: Engraving: first or second state
- Dimensions: Sheet (trimmed): 2 9/16 × 8 5/8 in. (6.5 × 21.9 cm)
- Classifications: Prints, Ornament & Architecture
- Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1947
- Object Number: 47.139.86
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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