Figure on horseback holding a sword and riding over a figure lying on the ground, set within an elaborate frame
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
Sheet (Trimmed): 5 1/8 × 7 1/8 in. (13 × 18.1 cm)
Classification
Prints|Ornament & Architecture
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1926
Accession Number
26.70.3(208)
Tags
Art Historical Context
This striking etching, titled *Figure on Horseback Holding a Sword and Riding a Figure Lying on the Ground, Set within an Elaborate Frame dates to around 1540–80 and showcases the collaborative talents of Venetian Mannerists Andrea Schiavone ( Meldola) and Battistaolo del Moro, alongside French engraver Jacques Androuet Cerceau. Created during the Renaissance heyday of printmaking, measures a compact 5 1/8 × 7 1/8 inches and belongs to the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Drawings and Prints collection, acquired through the Harris Brisbane Dick Fund in 1926. The composition bursts with dramatic e...
About the Artist
Andrea Schiavone (Andrea Meldola)|Battista Angolo del Moro|Jacques Androuet Du Cerceau · 1510–1563
Andrea Schiavone, born Andrea Meldolla around 1510 or 1515 in Zara (modern Zadar, Croatia), in Venetian-ruled Dalmatia, hailed from a family rooted in Meldola near Forlì in Romagna, Emilia-Romagna. His father, Simon Meldolla, served as a garrison commander there, and both parents originated from Meldola, where the family held property into the early 16th century. Nicknamed "Schiavone"—"the Slav"—a...