# Cavalry Attack

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## Artwork

- Artist: [MARTIN, Jean-Baptiste](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/martin-jean-baptiste-r6c755c2616d4a6>)
- Date: 1651-1700
- Technique: Oil on canvas, 73 x 92 cm

## Commentary

Jean-Baptiste Martin was called Martin des Batailles because he was a specialist in painting battle scenes. &lt;P&gt; &lt;TABLE ALIGN=LEFT CELLPADDING=5 BORDER=1 WIDTH=320 BGCOLOR=&#34;\#99CCCC&#34;&gt; &lt;TR VALIGN=MIDDLE&gt;&lt;TD&gt;&lt;IMG SRC=&#34;/support/gif/listen.gif&#34; BORDER=0 VALIGN=MIDDLE&gt; Suggested listening \(streaming mp3, 12 minutes\):&lt;BR&gt;&lt;A HREF=&#34;\#&#34; onClick=&#34;w=window.open \(&#39;/music1/17\_cent/biber\_battle.html&#39;, &#39;newWin&#39;, &#39;scrollbars=yes,status=no,dependent=yes,screenX=0,screenY=0,width=350,height=350&#39;\);w.opener=this;w.focus\(\);return true&#34;&gt;&lt;B&gt;Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber: The Battle, suite&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/A&gt; &lt;/TD&gt;&lt;/TR&gt;&lt;/TABLE&gt;

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- [Crossing the Rhine](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/martin-jean-baptiste-r6c755c2616d4a6/crossing-the-rhine-r9e871c41375f64>)
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## Attribution

[Web Gallery of Art](<https://beta.wga.hu/pages/about>)