Charles V defeating the Turks near Vienna, 1529 [above]; Battle Scene with King, Elephants, Cavalry and Infantry [below]
The upper section shows a dense brown wash battle of horsemen, lances and crowded figures, with white paper gaps breaking the dark masses. Below, loose pen sketches of shapes, hatching and a small numeral fill the sheet on laid paper.
- Artist
- Jan van der Straet
- Date
- ca. 1583 – 1605
- Medium
- Recto: pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash over black chalk on laid paper Verso: pen and brown ink over black chalk on laid paper
- Source
- Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)
- Size
- 2814 × 4000 px
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)
Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Español: Batalla de caballería, dibujo con bocetos a pluma de Jan van der Straet
La sección superior muestra una batalla de jinetes y lanzas en aguada marrón densa, con figuras apiñadas y huecos de papel blanco que interrumpen las masas oscuras. Abajo, bocetos sueltos a pluma de formas, trama de líneas y un pequeño número llenan la hoja de papel vergado.
Português: Batalha de cavalaria, desenho com esboços a pena de Jan van der Straet
A seção superior mostra uma batalha de cavaleiros e lanças em aguada marrom densa, com figuras aglomeradas e falhas de papel branco que interrompem as massas escuras. Abaixo, esboços soltos a pena de formas, hachuras e um pequeno número preenchem a folha de papel vergê.