Permanent Collection Record
Images
Metadata
Object ID |
1958.10627 |
Collection |
Painting Collection |
Title |
Battle Scene |
Date |
Circa 1660 |
Artist |
Jacques Courtois (1621-1676) |
Signature |
Borgognone |
Signature Location |
Bottom of canvas, viewer's left |
Description |
What can we learn from a battle scene? Courtois, who was referred to by his Roman patrons as the "Raphael of battles," was regarded as one of the great battle scene painters of the seventeenth century. Specializing in both historical and imaginary conflicts, Courtois's detailed images celebrate national military victories and provide viewers with a firsthand account of the conflict's most dramatic movements, the participants heroism, and war's bloody consequences. |
Medium |
Oil, Canvas |
Technique |
Painted |
Culture |
French |
School |
Baroque |
Place of Origin |
France |
Credit Line |
Gift of Mrs. Charles N. Gorsuch |
Source Collection |
Gorsuch Family Collection |
People |
Courtois, Jacques Gorsuch, Margaret |
Search Terms |
Animals Armor Baroque Battle Scenes Clothing / Dress Clouds Corpses Fighting Figures, Men Fires Flags Fortresses French Hats Headwear Helmets Horses Military Paintings Sky Soldiers Swords Uniforms |
Location |
On view in the Shirley Gorsuch Gallery, 1st Floor |