About this piece

The Fencing School of Leiden University. The interior is lively with students practicing their fencing skills. On the left, an acrobat performs on a horse, while the floor is adorned with intricate geometric patterns. This scene is part of a collection of four views of Leiden University, later used as an illustration in the supplement of Meursius' book about the university.

Artist: Willem Isaacsz. van Swanenburg
Title: The Fencing School at Leiden University
Date: 1644

Related tags: willem isaacsz. van swanenburg, leiden university, fencing school, students, acrobat, geometric patterns

Dimensions: 2500 x 2040 (Nearest commonly-used ratio: 11:9)
Image file name: schermschool_van_de_universiteit_van_leiden_cc3caa0d.jpeg
Image file size: 8576169
Time image uploaded: 2024-07-05T14:18:37.000Z
License: CC0 (Creative Commons 0)

Source: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam