Image of A quintain, 1575-c.1580 (black chalk, pen & brown ink, brown by Caron, Antoine (1520-99)

A quintain, 1575-c.1580 (black chalk, pen & brown ink, brown wash, white bodycolour on laid...

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Image title: A quintain, 1575-c.1580 (black chalk, pen & brown ink, brown wash, white bodycolour on laid paper, with brown ink framing lines, laid down on a historic support)
Artist: Caron, Antoine (1520-99) / French
Location: The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)
Medium: Black chalk, pen and brown ink, brown wash, white bodycolour on laid paper, with brown ink framing lines, laid down on a historic support
Date: 1575 AD - c. 1580 AD (C16th AD)
Dimensions: 32.7x48.1 cms

Image description: This scene records one of the lavish entertainments hosted by Italian noblewoman and queen consort of France by marriage to King Henry II, Catherine de Medici (1519–89), at the French Court. In the game known as quintain riders try to break a spear in the mouth of a dragon fixed upon a stave. Placed on a pivot, it could whirl around and strike the assailant himself. Numbered 4 at bottom centre, Carons highly stylized drawing served as a preparatory design for the set of eight Valois Tapestries (Uffizi, Florence) considered to be among the finest wall hangings of the Renaissance.
Photo credit: Photo © The Courtauld / Bridgeman Images
Image keywords: 16th century / royalty / drawing / painting / detailed / equestrian / horses / mounted / riders / riding / sport / sporting / leisure / entertainment / jousting / tournament / games / architecture / lances / quintain / Renaissance / royal court / spectators / watching / 16th century / c16 / musicians / fanfare / event / Catherine De Medici / catherine de' medici / royal / noble / nobility / lavish / pageant / knight

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