2-755-693 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

Sword fight between foot-soldier and knight, c1536, (1903). 'L'Épée Saule entre Piéton et Cavalier'. In 1536, Italian fencing master Achille Marozzo (1484-1553) published a work on the theory, sequences and techniques of combat with different weapons. Titled "Opera Nova dell'Arte delle Armi" ("The New Text on the Art of Arms"), it is considered one of the most important works about the subject in the 16th century. It was possibly illustrated by Hans Sebald Beham. From "La Revue De L'Art Ancien et Moderne" - Volume XIV, July-December 1903, [Paris, 1903]