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exhibition Details
The Thirty Years War wreaked havoc across Northern Europe in the early to mid-1600s. In the drive to seize power, armies battled on land and at sea.
Through the paintings of Battle Cry, encounter this war's great maritime clashes and witness the beginnings of a structured navy. From the winged Polish cavalryman in Stefano Della Bella's etching to the portly moustachioed soldier in An Old, Fat Hungarian Cavalier, study the faces of warriors and the uniforms of mounted soldiers.
Peer into intricately drawn city scenes where mêlée becomes pattern, and stare down the cadaverous face of Death as he carries life away.
- Date
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- Curated by
- Mary Kisler
- Location
- Level 1
- Cost
- Free entry
Related Artwork
A Polish Cavalier seen from behind
etching
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, Peter Tomory Collection, purchased 2004
A Polish Hussar seen in profile, facing right
etching
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, Peter Tomory Collection, purchased 2004
La Mort à Cheval (Death on Horseback)
etching
Mackelvie Trust Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, bequest of Dr Walter Auburn, 1982
La Mort emporte une femme (Death carrying a woman)
etching, engraving oval plate
Mackelvie Trust Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, bequest of Dr Walter Auburn, 1982
Un cavalier hongrois, gros et vieux
etching
Mackelvie Trust Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, bequest of Dr Walter Auburn, 1982
Un cavalier hongrois, allant a gauche ...
etching
Mackelvie Trust Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, bequest of Dr Walter Auburn, 1982
The Assault on Venlo
woodcut
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of the Auckland Institute and Museum, 1968
Soldiers Trying to Sally from the Town of Hulst
woodcut
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of the Auckland Institute and Museum, 1968
Battle Near an Unidentified Town
woodcut
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of the Auckland Institute and Museum, 1968
The Battle of Dorneck in Switzerland
woodcut
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of the Auckland Institute and Museum, 1968
Premier combat naval (First naval combat)
engraving
Mackelvie Trust Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, bequest of Dr Walter Auburn, 1982
A Man of War
etching (watermark: small crowned shield)
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1975
Battle Scene
On display
Cromwell dissolving the Long Parliament
oil on canvas
Mackelvie Trust Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki. Frame sponsored by John Gow family