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Battle of Naked Men, Domenico Campagnola — Battle of Naked Men, 1517
Domenico Campagnola
Engraving
The William M. Ladd Collection Gift of Herschel V. Jones, 1916 P.10,877
Not on View
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.

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Title: Battle of Naked Men
Dated: 1517
Artist: Domenico Campagnola
Nationality: Italian
Artist Life: 1500-1564
Role: Artist
Gallery: Not on View
Department: European Art
Dimension: 8 5/8 x 9 in. (21.91 x 22.86 cm) (image)
Credit: The William M. Ladd Collection Gift of Herschel V. Jones, 1916
Accession Number: P.10,877
Medium: Engraving
Country: Italy
Century: 16th century
Provenance: Cample G. Strogonoff; Berlin Museum dupl. (L 1606).
Rights: Public Domain
Classification: Prints
Catalogue Raisonne: N & A 156; H. V 211.4; B. xiii, 384, 10
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