Minneapolis Institute of Art
Battle of Eighteen Nude Men
Barthel Beham
- Date
- c. 1528
- Medium
- Engraving
- Department
- European Art
- Institution
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
Battle friezes were opportunities to show off an artist’s anatomical skill. This one was inspired by reliefs on ancient sarcophagi, or stone coffins. At times, a single pose is cleverly rendered from front and back, like the tilted pair near the right. The flat background indicates the image may have been intended as armor decoration. Germany, Europe
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