Amazonenslag op een brug
Gaspard Duchange
1700
Medium
etching
Dimensions
365; 461
About this artwork
watermerk
Art Historical Context
**Amazonenslag op een brug (Battle of the Amazons on Bridge) is a dynamic etching by French engraver Gaspard Duchange created in 1700. Measuring 365 mm high by 461 mm wide, this print a dramatic mythological scene of fierce Amazon warriors clashing on a bridge—a popular motif in Baroque-era art that evoked the heroism and chaos of ancient legends. Duchange, active in the late 17 and early 18th, was renowned for his skilled reproductive prints, translating paintings into intricate etchings for wider audiences. The etching medium highlights Duchange's technical mastery: acid etched into a metal...