Studies of a Stag

Attributed to Stefano da Verona (Stefano di Giovanni d'Arbosio di Francia) Italian

1430s

Not on view

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.

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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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Two Heavily Bearded Men, Stefano da Verona (Stefano di Giovanni d'Arbosio di Francia) Italian, Pen and brown ink — Two Heavily Bearded Men
Stefano da Verona (Stefano di Giovanni d'Arbosio di Francia)
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Studies of a Stag, Stefano da Verona (Stefano di Giovanni d'Arbosio di Francia) Italian, Pen and brown ink — Studies of a Stag
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Bearded Nude Male Figure Running Toward the Right, Stefano da Verona (Stefano di Giovanni d'Arbosio di Francia) Italian, Pen and brown ink. — Bearded Nude Male Figure Running Toward the Right
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Seated Man with a Book and a Scroll, Stefano da Verona (Stefano di Giovanni d'Arbosio di Francia) Italian, Pen and brown ink. — Seated Man with a Book and a Scroll
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A Man Asleep Alongside a Dog and a Horse, Stefano da Verona (Stefano di Giovanni d'Arbosio di Francia) Italian, Pen and brown ink on brownish paper. — A Man Asleep Alongside a Dog and a Horse
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