Military formations, from "I carichi militari di fra’ Lelio Brancaccio cavalier"

Anonymous, Italian, 17th century Italian

1610

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This depiction of military formations was published in the first edition of Lelio Brancaccio's influential military treatise I carichi militari (Antwerp, 1610). The author, born in Naples, was a soldier who had risen to the rank of sergeant-major in the Spanish army. In the text, he describes the roles of the infantry, artillery, and cavalry and includes a chapter focused largely on the moral behavior of soldiers.[1]

[1] See Anna E. C. Simoni, "Sans frontières: Italo-Dutch books 1563-1629," in La Bibliofilía, vol. 104, no. 1 (Jan-April 2002), pp. 57-82, specifically pp. 66-68.

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Title: Military formations, from "I carichi militari di fra’ Lelio Brancaccio cavalier"
Series/Portfolio: I carichi militari di fra’ Lelio Brancaccio cavalier
Artist: Anonymous, Italian, 17th century
Date: 1610
Medium: Etching
Dimensions: Sheet (partially trimmed within the platemark): 8 11/16 × 12 1/2 in. (22 × 31.8 cm)
Image: 8 1/4 × 12 3/8 in. (21 × 31.4 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Gift of Family Rosenthal, 2023
Object Number: 2023.232.5
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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