Soldaten in de aanval

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height 106 mm x width 356 mm

Art Historical Context

Pietro Sante Bart’s *Soldaten in aanval* captures energy of a military charge a compact yet panoramic. Created between 164 and 1700 the etching presents a horizontal of soldiers advancing with weapons raised, their poses suggesting both discipline and. Bartoli, Italian printmaker active during the Baroque, specialized in reproducing scenes from classical antiquity and contemporary military subjects, making this work a vivid example of how 17th-century artists translated the drama of battle into accessible printed images. Etching allowed Bartoli to achieve fine lines and tonal contrasts that c...

About the Artist

Pietro Sante Bartoli · 1615–1700

Pietro Santi Bartoli, born in Perugia in 1635, emerged as a pivotal figure in the Roman antiquarian revival of the late seventeenth century. Relocating to Rome as a youth, he initially pursued painting, studying under the French artist Jean Lemaire—known as "Le Petit Lemaire"—and later under the esteemed Nicolas Poussin, whose classical rigor profoundly shaped his early approach. Though traces of ...