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This print depicts an armored horseman surrounded by ornate floral patterns. The central horseman is wearing armor, riding a horse that faces the right with its front legs raised, while the rider looks over his shoulder to the left. The area around him is adorned with swirling vines and large flowers. The details of the print are in white lines against a black background, and surrounding the print is off-white paper.
National Gallery of Art · Print
Arabesque with Knight
Italian
- Medium
- niello print
- Classification
- Accession number
- 1943.3.1338
- Credit line
- Rosenwald Collection
- Department
- CG-E
Subjects and terms
- Italian
- Flower
- Horse
- Costume
- Man
- Helmet
NGA object ID 4541. 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.