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[Knights, some on horseback, in hand-to-hand combat] – Antique Wall Art

[Knights, some on horseback, in hand-to-hand combat] — historic print
[Knights, some on horseback, in hand-to-hand combat]. Historic print from the Horses collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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Few images capture their era like this historic print of [Knights, some on horseback, in hand-to-hand combat]. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.

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[Knights, some on horseback, in hand-to-hand combat]

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Mounted knights locked in close combat fill this 1489 woodcut, and the title's note that only some of the fighters are on horseback points to a crowded melee where riders and foot soldiers mix. Woodcuts like this were printed in the late 1400s, when cheap block printing carried battle scenes and chivalric stories to readers across Europe. The subject reflects a long tradition of romance and historical chronicle, and the bold, economical lines show how a printmaker suggested motion and crowding with a few carved blocks.

Medium1 print : woodcut.
Notes[1489]
SubjectsCampaigns & battles--1480-1490. Knights--1480-1490.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan3,284 × 4,096 px · prints to 11 × 14 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-186705

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