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Georg Pencz
The Capture of Carthage1539

Not on view
Engraving of a massive siege battle, with crowds of figures storming a circular stone fortress, a rearing horse, cannon, and billowing banner filling the dense composition

Georg Pencz, The Capture of Carthage, 1539, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Mary Stansbury Ruiz Bequest, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Georg Pencz
Title
The Capture of Carthage
Place Made
Germany
Date Made
1539
Medium
Engraving
Dimensions
16 5/16 x 21 11/16 in. (41.43 x 55.09 cm)
Credit Line
Mary Stansbury Ruiz Bequest
Accession Number
M.88.91.450
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Prints and Drawings
Selected Bibliography
  • Bartsch, Adam von. The Illustrated Bartsch. New York: Abaris Books, 1978.