Anonymous, The Battle of Pavia

As Konstam points out, there are in fact two versions of this painting, the Italian (Ashmolean, Oxford) and the French (The Royal Armouries, Leeds). 


Anonymous, The Battle of Pavia, 1525, oil painting, c. 1525-30. (Ashmolean, Oxford)

Date Description Source Reference
1525 - 1530 A.D. Thirty seven colourful tents (red, yellow, green, white or brown) consisting of mainly bell tents but there are three pavilions pictured. Where illustrated the two point attachment is used for the guy ropes. Only six of the tents show any decorations. "Anonymous, The Battle of Pavia, 1525, oil painting, c. 1525-30. (Ashmolean, Oxford). Similar to the Royal Armouries painting, the same artist has altered the composition of this copy (or original). French text labels have replaced the Italian ones, and the depiction of Mirabello is now in tune with other contempory depictions." 

“The Battle of Pavia (1525).” Tower of London.

Konstam, A., Pavia 1525, Reed Books, 1996, p. 49. 

Humble, R., Warfare in the Middle Ages, London, 1989, p. 178-79. 

Hale, J.R., Artists and Warfare in the Renaissance, London, 1990, p. 188. 


Anonymous, The Battle of Pavia, 1525, oil painting, c. 1525-30. (Royal Armouries, Leeds)

Date Description Source Reference
1525 - 1530 A.D. Thirty seven colourful tents (red, yellow, green, white or brown) consisting of mainly bell tents but there are three pavilions pictured. Where illustrated the two point attachment is used for the guy ropes. Only six of the tents show any decorations. Page 95. "Anonymous, The Battle of Pavia, 1525, oil painting, c. 1525-30. (Royal Armouries, Leeds). Similar to the Ashmoelean representation of the battle, it is unclear which of the two paintins was produced first. Clearly bothe are by the same artist, although in this cas the captions are written in Italian. In the foreground Francis I clashes with Lannony's cavalry. The middle distance shows the Imperialist infantry passing through the breach, with siege works in the background, and in the upper left corner French troops are shown fleeing the battle." 

Page 49 (detail). "Anonymous, The Battle of Pavia, 1525, oil painting (detail), c. 1525-30. (Royal Armouries, Leeds). Spanish and Italian infantry passing through the breach in the park wall. The Flags represent (from left) Bourbon, Sforza, Duke of Milan, the Holy Roman Empire and Spain.

Konstam, A., Pavia 1525, Reed Books, 1996, p. 95 & 49 (detail). 

Hale, J.R., Artists and Warfare in the Renaissance, London, 1990, p. 
 


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