This illustration depicts two armored knights on horseback engaged in a joust. Both knights are wearing traditional jousting armor, with their faces covered by helmets. One knight is on a brown horse, while the other is on a multi-colored horse with a red, white, and green caparison. The knights are charging towards each other with lances aimed for impact. The lances are long wooden poles with pointed ends. Above the scene, there are gloves and a piece of fabric depicted. The drawing is in a traditional medieval or Renaissance jousting illustration style.
Artwork Details
- Date
- c.1512-1515
- Medium
- pen and black ink with watercolor over black chalk on laid paper
- Dimensions
- 8022 × 10297 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original