A Nightmare
A dark, dense composition of writhing horses, a dragon-like beast, and armored figures struggling amid tangled foliage. Brush and white gouache highlight the forms against a black wash, with a small group of figures visible at right.
- Artist
- Melchior Bocksberger
- Date
- after 1573
- Medium
- Brush and white gouache on cream laid paper prepared with a black wash, laid down onto a partial ivory laid paper mount
- Source
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Size
- 1686 × 989 px
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)
Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Celia and David Hilliard
Español: Una pesadilla
Una composición oscura y densa de caballos retorcidos, una bestia parecida a un dragón y figuras armadas que luchan entre follaje enmarañado. Blanco de gouache y pincel resaltan las formas sobre un fondo de aguada negra.
Português: Um pesadelo
Uma composição escura e densa de cavalos contorcidos, uma criatura semelhante a um dragão e figuras armadas que lutam em meio a folhagem emaranhada. Pincel e guache branco realçam as formas sobre uma aguada preta.