Male Warrior Running with Drawn Sword
c. 1600
Medium
Pen and black ink, with brush and gray wash, over graphite, squared in red chalk, on tan laid paper, tipped onto ivory laid paper
Dimensions
36.3 × 21.1 cm (14 5/16 × 8 5/16 in.)
Classification
pen and ink drawings
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
85934
Art Historical Context
In the bustling workshops of late Renaissance Germany, Hubert Gerhard crafted this dynamic drawing, *Male Warrior Running with D Sword*, around 1600. A leading Mannerist sculptor based in Munich and Augsburg, Gerhard was for his bronze figures adorning ducal fountains and altars, blending Italian elegance with Northern vigor. This preparatory sketch captures a muscular warrior in mid-stride, sword aloft, embodying the era's fascination with heroic antiquity and classical mythology—perhaps evoking Roman gods or epic battles. Executed on tan laid paper, the work showcases Gerhard's masterful mi...