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Battle of the Christians with the Turks, Joseph Parrocel 1646–1704, painter; 2nd half of the 17th century; oil painting, battle scene depicting Christians fighting Turks with cavalry, horses, landscapes; dimensions: painting height 114.5 cm, width 167.5 cm; with frame: height 126 cm, width 178.5 cm, thickness 7 cm., A wide landscape painting shows a chaotic battle scene with a group of mounted soldiers and foot soldiers engaged across uneven ground and a shallow river, with several fallen horses and people scattered in the foreground. The sky is filled with expansive clouds and a pale blue tone, blending into distant hazy hills and cliffs. On the right a fortified stone structure with round towers and walls overlooks the scene, while smoke and dust rise near the center and left, partially obscuring the midground. Horsemen wear varied clothing and helmets in muted colors, and several tents or banners appear among the figures. The palette includes blues, grays, browns, tans, reds, and muted greens throughout the scene.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A16_287

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

51.4Mo (5.7Mo) / 43.6cm x 29.5cm / 5150 x 3490 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Battle Christians Turks Joseph Parrocel 1646–1704 painter 2nd half 17th century oil painting battle scene depicting fighting cavalry horses landscapes dimensions painting height 114.5 cm width 167.5 cm frame height 126 cm width 178.5 cm thickness 7 cm wide landscape painting chaotic battle scene group mounted soldiers foot soldiers engaged across uneven ground shallow river several fallen horses people scattered foreground sky filled expansive clouds pale blue tone blending distant hazy hills cliffs right fortified stone structure round towers walls overlooks scene smoke dust rise near center left partially obscuring midground Horsemen wear varied clothing helmets muted colors several tents banners figures palette includes blues grays browns tans reds muted greens scene.