Head of a Stag Turned Right

Stefano Della Bella

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Stefano Della Bella

Artist, Florentine, 1610 - 1664

This is a drawing of a deer's profile. The image shows the head and upper neck of a deer with detailed antlers. The antlers have a natural curvature and spread of tines. The deer's eye has a highlight, and its mouth is slightly open. The fur texture is detailed to show depth and realism. The drawing has a monochromatic color scheme and precise line work.

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Bibliography

1906

  • Vesme, Alexandre de (Baudi di Vesme, Alessandro). Le peintre-graveur italien; ouvrage faisant suite au peintre-graveur de Bartsch. Milan: Ulrico Hoepli, 1906: no.731.

1971

  • De Vesme, Alexandre, Phyllis Dearborn Massar.Stefano Della Bella. New York, 1971: no.731.

2001

  • Talbierska, Jolanta.AKWAFORTY ZE ZBIOROW GABINETU RYCIN BIBLIOTEKI UNIWERSYTECKIEJ W WARSZAWIE / Etchings from the Collection of the Print Room of the Warsaw University Library. Warsaw, 2001: 155, no.89.

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Q74074418

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