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Dynamic Action and Group Scenes

Sketches capturing various scenes of action, including dogfights and celebrations, illustrating lively interactions among figures.

Children playing in front of the side of a building in Zwolle, c. 1656 drawing Zwolle paper. ink.
Children playing in front of the side of a building in Zwolle, c. 1656 drawing Zwolle paper. ink.
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'Glorification of Mars' by Josef Ignaz Mildorfer, executed in feder, ink, and laved, representing the Roman god Mars with classical symbolism and dynamic composition.
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Combat with Sword. Fiore Furlan dei Liberi da Premariacco (Italian, about 1340/1350 - before 1450)
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De la Risposte en Seconde aprés Avoir paré la Quarte sur les Armes, James Gwin, 1700-1769, 1763, Gray wash, graphite, pen and gray ink and black ink on medium, slightly textured, cream, laid paper, mounted on, moderately thick, moderately textured, cream, laid paper, Contemporary drawn border: 10 3/4 × 16 1/4 inches (27.3 × 41.3 cm) and Sheet: 9 1/8 × 15 1/4 inches (23.2 × 38.7 cm)
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Humoristic postcard by Ernst Juch depicting Aeskulap pulling a man out of bed, executed in pen, black ink, pencil, and watercolor
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Francesco Villamena (Attributed to) / 'Satyr with a Fishing-rod Handing a Fish to a Nymph'. Late XVI - Primer cuarto del siglo XVII century. Pencil, Grey-brown ink on yellow paper. Museum: Museo del Prado, Madrid, España.
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Blackwork Design for Goldsmithwork with a Bee-Keeper, a Farmer and a Boar. Artist: Mathais Beitler (German, Ansbach, active ca. 1582-1616). Dimensions: Sheet: 1 7/8 × 2 1/4 in. (4.7 × 5.7 cm). Date: 1612.Ornamental panel, divided into three registers. The top register shows a kneeling figure collecting bee-hives from a tree at center. In the middle register, a farmer tills his land. At bottom, a boar chased by two dogs. From a series of six plates. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA. Author: Mathais Beitler.
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Combat with Lance. Fiore Furlan dei Liberi da Premariacco (Italian, about 1340/1350 - before 1450)
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Henry Addington, Viscount Sidmouth, as a doctor admitting that he mislabelled medicine bottles; referring to misgovernment of Ireland and Scotland. Pencil drawing, ca. 180-.
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Slightly watercolored Feder drawing by Albrecht Dürer from 1512 illustrating figures in the ring and fencing book, showing combat techniques.
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Rome, Lafreri, Antonio, Italy, Raphael, Meester van de Dobbelsteen, Frieze with procession of putti, verso - stamped, A frieze with a procession of naked putti. On the left two putti carry a birdcage on their shoulders. In front of them sits a putto on the back of a goat. In the middle two putti with a double trumpet and two putti with a drum. On the right two putti with masks and a putto who has fallen to the ground., print, prent, prints, height 109 mm, width 412 mm, Italian, German, print maker, printmaker, 1530 - 1560, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), plaattoon, Work conception, 1483-04-07 - 1520-04-07, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, 1512 - 1577, publisher
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A kneeling Chinese woman is subjected to torture: the woman's hands are tied above her head, while two men insert a pole between her wrists. Gouache painting on rice-paper, 18--
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Figuurtjes; The fantasies of noble Callot put into light by Israel his amy, to Monsignor Jean Louis de Bauffremont Count of Randan Baron du Luguet.
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Combat with Dagger; Fiore Furlan dei Liberi da Premariacco (Italian, about 1340,1350 - before 1450); Padua (or), Italy; about 1410; Tempera colors, gold leaf, silver leaf, and ink on parchment; Leaf: 27.9 x 20.6 cm (11 x 8 1,8 in.)
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Combat with Rondel and Dagger. Fiore Furlan dei Liberi da Premariacco (Italian, about 1340/1350 - before 1450)
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Combat with Dagger; Fiore Furlan dei Liberi da Premariacco (Italian, about 1340,1350 - before 1450); Padua (or), Italy; about 1410; Tempera colors, gold leaf, silver leaf, and ink on parchment; Leaf: 27.9 x 20.6 cm (11 x 8 1,8 in.)
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Combat with Sword; Fiore Furlan dei Liberi da Premariacco (Italian, about 1340,1350 - before 1450); Padua (or), Italy; about 1410; Tempera colors, gold leaf, silver leaf, and ink on parchment; Leaf: 27.9 x 20.6 cm (11 x 8 1,8 in.)
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A pen and slightly watercolored drawing by Albrecht Dürer from 1512 showing figures and instructional fencing techniques from the Ring and Fencing Book.
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Combat with Sword. Fiore Furlan dei Liberi da Premariacco (Italian, about 1340/1350 - before 1450)