Ruitergevecht

About this artwork

Ontwerp voor een prent.

Art Historical Context

**Ruitergevecht (Cavalry Battle)** *Pieter Cornelisz.beeck, 1635–1645, paper, 90 × 160 mm* Step into the dynamic world of 17th-century Dutch art with *Ruitergevecht*, a preparatory drawing by Pieter Cornelisz.beeck. This intimate sketch on paper captures the chaos of a cavalry battle, with clashing horses and riders rendered in meticulous detail. Titled "Cavalry Battle" in, it served as an "ontwerp voor een prent"— design for a print—highlighting the collaborative process between draftsmen and engravers during the Dutch Golden Age. Created amid the turbulent decades of the Thirty Years' Wa...

About the Artist

Pieter Cornelisz. Verbeeck · 1600–1654

A horse painter and minor printmaker who may have taught his brother-in-law Claes van Beresteyn both painting and etching. Comment on works: Genre, horses