Battle with trumpeter on a white horse

Courtois, Jacques (1621-1676)


Item type:
painting
Date of creation:
17th century
Height:
16.9 cm  (6 5/8 in.)
Width:
22.0 cm  (8 11/16 in.)
Technique / Medium:
oil on copper
Place of creation:
France

Description

Color painting of a cavalry battle scene showing soldiers on horseback fighting with swords and lances. Several soldiers and a horse are lying dead on the ground. A trumpeter is playing while seated on a white horse.

Iconclass

45h342(+1)
small groups in single combat in place of battle (+during the battle)

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Natural trumpet [4419]

RIdIM images


Image URLs

image link 1

Bibliographic references

E. L. Holt. "The Jesuit battle-painter: Jacques Courtois (le Bourguignon)", Apollo (March 1969) 212-23.

Notes

Gift of Mr. & Mrs. John A. Hooper, Portola Valley, California.

RIdIM record id

5218