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Prospero Fontana
1512-1597
Classical Battle Scene with a Row of Warships
Pen and brown ink and wash, with opaque white watercolor, incised with stylus, over black chalk on blue paper.
9 1/4 x 14 5/8 inches (235 x 371 mm)
The Joseph F. McCrindle Collection.
2009.129
Provenance:
Joseph F. McCrindle, New York.
Summary:
An enfilade of soldiers prepare for battle in the foreground of this masterfully drawn sheet in pen and brown ink that is squared for transfer. Meanwhile, ranks of sailboats and men in oar-powered boats move toward a city that is lightly delineated in the upper right of the paper. The use of varied graphic media and white highlights evokes other of Fontana's drawings, including Classical Battle Scene with a Row of Warships, now at the British Museum, London (1875,0710.2631).
Associated names:
McCrindle, Joseph F., former owner.
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