Battle of Naked Men

Minneapolis Institute of Art

Battle of Naked Men

Domenico CampagnolaLinkedCulture matchlcp-c5e8d14297a0

Date
1517
Medium
Engraving
Department
European Art
Institution
Minneapolis Institute of Art
Object ID
7214

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Battle scenes were one way Italian princes put their stamp on public buildings during their reign. Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, and Titian painted some memorable ones, which surely prompted Domenico Campagnola's Battle of Naked Men. One art historian called it a haunting scene of confusion and turmoil. The artist clearly sacrificed clarity for an overall sense of darkness punctuated by sinewy limbs. Italy, Europe

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The William M. Ladd Collection Gift of Herschel V. Jones, 1916

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