Generaal te paard wordt door drie mannen begroet
1537 - 1539
Medium
pen
Dimensions
67; 42
About this artwork
height 42 mm x width 67 mm
Art Historical Context
This delicate pen drawing by Lambert Lombard captures a moment of formal greeting between a mounted general and three standing figures. Created between 1537 and 1539, the tiny work—measuring just42 by 67 millimetersshowcases Lombard’s skill in conveying narrative action within a remarkably compact space. A leading Northern Renaissance artist from Liège, Lombard had recently returned from Italy, where he absorbed classical ideals of proportion and movement that he then adapted to his northern European subjects. Executed solely in pen, the drawing highlights the artist’s precise line work and e...
About the Artist
Lambert Lombard · 1506–1566
Flemish painter and architect. Comment on works: Religious