Two Horsemen Fighting, 17th century
Pieter van Laerexpand_more
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Gift of John E. Andrus IIIexpand_more 2010.67.66
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Peter van Laer was active in Rome and nicknamed "Il Bamboccio" or "clumsy doll" due to his unusual build. Van Laer invented a popular new artistic genre—"bambocciata"—representing, on a small scale, lowlife scenes set in taverns and on the street of soldiers and blacksmiths fighting or playing cards. Van Laer had many followers in Italy and his prints, of which "Two Fighting Horseman" is representative, are relatively rare.
Details
- Title
- Two Horsemen Fighting
- Artist Life
- 1599–c.1642
- Role
- Artist
- Accession Number
- 2010.67.66
- Provenance
- (C.G. Boerner, Dusseldorf and NY; sold to Andrus); John E. Andrus III, Wayzata (1980s-2010; on loan to MIA since late 1980s); his gift to MIA, 2010
- Catalogue Raisonne
- Bartsch 17, Nagler 17; Le Bl 17; Wurzburg 17; Hollstein 17 i/ii
- Curator Approved
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