# Cavalry Encounter [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [MAAS, Dirk]() - Date: 1651-1700 - Technique: Oil on canvas, 86 x 108 cm ## Commentary Cavalry Encounter 1680s Oil on canvas, 86 x 108 cm The Hermitage, St. Petersburg Most of Maas's pictures contain horses. His preferred subjects include cavalry skirmishes, hunting parties, horse fairs and, occasionally, winter scenes. Their settings are sometimes Italianate, but the costumes are usually northern and often military. ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()