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Fencing Reiter
StyleNorthern Renaissance
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Albrecht Dürer depicted this mounted swordsman with the precise observation characteristic of German Renaissance art. The composition captures the horse and rider with detailed attention to anatomy and equipment.
Dürer's drawings and prints set standards for depicting the human and animal form. This work is at the British Museum in London.
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About Fencing Reiter
You can see it at British Museum in London, United Kingdom. Albrecht Dürer created it. Albrecht Dürer depicted this mounted swordsman with the precise observation characteristic of German Renaissance art.
A Reiter was a German mounted soldier, typically armed with sword and pistols. Albrecht Dürer depicted this mounted swordsman with the precise observation characteristic of German Renaissance art.
Dürer drew and engraved many knights and soldiers, reflecting the martial culture of the German Renaissance. His precise observation extended to armor, weapons, and horses in motion.
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