This is a drawing featuring two figures engaged in physical interaction in an outdoor setting. The sketch shows the two individuals entangled in a complex physical exchange, with various personal items like a hat, a stick, and a coat scattered on the ground around them. The background includes a simple landscape with grass and a rock or low hill. The illustration is done in a style characterized by detailed linework that conveys texture and movement.
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Two Peasants Fighting

Master of the Housebook (German, active c. 1470 - 1500)

c. 1475/1480

Medium
drypoint
Classification
Print
Dimensions
sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 7.3 x 6.6 cm (2 7/8 x 2 5/8 in.)
Culture
Middle Rhenish
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CG-E
Credit line
Rosenwald Collection
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Teens profiles and older: its subject is for older viewers (war, death, the Passion, drink or the like). How works are placed

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