The Lion Hunt

Vicencio Carducho

Associated Names
Vicencio Carducho

Artist, Italian, Castilian school, 1578 - 1638

This is a drawing of a battle scene with figures on horseback, a lion in the foreground, and faint gridlines overlaying the composition. In the background, there are clouds of dust or smoke, and trees in the top left. The drawing has warm earthy hues and gestural figures capturing dynamic movement.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    black chalk with brush and brown, rose and green washes, squared for transfer, on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Andrew W. Mellon Fund

  • Dimensions

    overall (approximate): 23.8 x 24.4 cm (9 3/8 x 9 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1977.18.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Ufficio Esportazione Artistica Roma. (sale, Sotheby's, London, 5 July 1976, no. 9). (Schaeffer Galleries, New York); acquired 1977 by NGA.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

recto: in unknown hand, across top: 4 R [? illegible, in brown ink] 15 [black chalk] 11x2 [brown ink]]; in later hand, at lower right in brown ink: 1682; verso: in later hand at upper left in graphite: 052215; in later hand at center in graphite: 38 x 38

Markings

recto: none; verso: in purple ink: UFFICIO / ESPORTAZIONE / ARTISTICA / ROMA [in diamond]

Watermarks

S

Wikidata ID

Q64633621

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