Kinderspiel (Turnier) / Child's Play (Tournament) (colour litho)

Kinderspiel (Turnier). Kinderspiele spiegeln oft Beschaftigungen der Grossen wider. Lieblingsspiel des Jungen um 1500 war das Turnierspiel, das Kaiser Maximilian zu letzter Blute entfaltet hatte. Die den lebenden Vorbildern nachgeformten Ritter und Pferdchen zeigen die hohe kunstlerische Gestaltung des Spielzeugs. Gerade Deutschland sollte ja bald das Spielzeugland werden. Translation: Child's play (tournament). Children's games often reflect the activities of the grown-ups. The boy's favorite game around 1500 was the tournament game, which Emperor Maximilian had developed to his last flowering. The knights and little horses modeled after living models show the highly artistic design of the toy. Germany in particular should soon become the toy country. Illustration for Deutsche Kulturbilder, 1400-1900 (Cigaretten-Bilderdienst Hamburg-Bahrenfeld, 1934).