Male Warrior Running with Drawn Sword c. 1600

Hubert Gerhard's "Male Warrior Running with Drawn Sword," a pen and ink drawing from around 1600, depicts a warrior in dynamic motion. The warrior, clad in armor and wielding a sword, is rendered with anatomical precision and dramatic foreshortening. The gridded paper, visible in the background, suggests that this drawing was likely a study for a larger work, perhaps a sculpture or a painting. The artist, Hubert Gerhard, was a German sculptor and goldsmith who worked primarily in England during the late 16th and early 17th centuries. This drawing is a testament to his exceptional skill in representing the human figure in movement, as a study in anatomical accuracy and artistic representation of motion.