Two Horsemen Shooting at Each Other
Heinrich Werdmüller
1600–1677
Medium
Pen and black ink, brush and gray wash, with gouache
Dimensions
sheet: 2 7/8 x 4 1/2 in. (7.3 x 11.4 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, Jean A. Bonna Gift, 2007
Accession Number
2007.223.28
Tags
HorsesFirearmsMen
About the Artist
Heinrich Werdmüller · 1677–1677
Heinrich Werdmüller stands as one of the most elusive figures in Swiss art history, a draughtsman active in the early 17th century whose life remains sparsely documented. Recorded as a Swiss artist who possibly died in Zurich in 1677, Werdmüller's career spanned roughly from 1600 to 1677, placing him amid the vibrant artistic currents of the Baroque era in Central Europe. Little is known of his ea...