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The image shows a medieval scene with an aerial perspective looking down on a castle landscape. The horizon is in the middle with fortified walls, towers, and structures across rolling hills. Buildings, walls, a windmill, and more structures are depicted in the distance. The hills slope upwards towards more architectural elements on elevated terrain. The style resembles engravings or woodcuts with bold, thick lines and a monochrome color palette of black and white. Two riders on horses appear engaged in an activity, with detailed costumes and armor. Curved lines add texture to the horses and figures, while wavy lines suggest foliage.
National Gallery of Art · Print
A Warning Against Playing Dice
French 15th Century
- Date
- c. 1500
- Medium
- woodcut [fragment]
- Dimensions
- sheet: 37.7 × 21 cm (14 13/16 × 8 1/4 in.)
- Classification
- Accession number
- 1943.3.646
- Credit line
- Rosenwald Collection
- Time span
- 1401 to 1500
- Department
- CG-E
Subjects and terms
- Door
- Horse
- Parisian
- Building
- Figures
Provenance
Martin Aufhäuser [1875-1944], Munich, Holland, and Los Angeles; [1] Lessing J. Rosenwald, Jenkintown, PA; gift to NGA, 1943. [1] For complete information on Aufhäuser's collection, see Rosenwald Papers, box 9, and Richard S. Field, _Fifteenth Century Woodcuts and Metalcuts_, Washington, D.C., 1965, Preface (np).
NGA object ID 3860. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.