Studies of a Stag

These sensitive renderings of a stag can be attributed to Stefano da Verona, a leading painter and draftsman in Lombardy and the Veneto. Another pen-and-ink drawing by his hand appears in this exhibition. In Stefano’s time, artists in northern Italy were known for their precise depictions of nature; the model books they produced featured highly finished animal studies with exacting attention to outward detail. Stefano’s nimble sketches of a stag stand in contrast to this tradition. With free and rapid strokes of the pen, he experiments with the immediate impression of the creature, imbuing it with a sense of vitality. The spontaneous handling, rhythmic hatching, and looped lines are among the characteristics these works share with the other sheet by Stefano in this selection.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Studies of a Stag
  • Artist: Attributed to Stefano da Verona (Stefano di Giovanni d'Arbosio di Francia) (Italian, Paris or Pavia ca. 1374/75–after 1438 Verona)
  • Date: 1430s
  • Medium: Pen and brown ink
  • Dimensions: sheet: 4 1/2 x 5 7/8 in. (11.5 x 15 cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: Harry G. Sperling Fund, 2005
  • Object Number: 2005.54.1
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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