Studies of a Stag
Medium
Pen and brown ink
Dimensions
sheet: 2 11/16 x 4 3/16 in. (6.8 x 10.7 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harry G. Sperling Fund, 2005
Accession Number
2005.54.2
Tags
Art Historical Context
In the 1430s, Stefano da Verona (also known as Stefano di Giovanni'Arbosio di Francia a pioneering Veronese painter of the early Italian Renaissance, created this delicate *Studies of a Stag Rendered in pen and brown ink on a sheet measuring just 2 11/16 x 4 3/16 inches (6.8 x 10.7 cm), the drawing captures multiple views of a stag with remarkable precision. Stefano, active in northern Italy during a transitional period from International Gothic to Renaissance naturalism, likely used such studies as preparatory sketches for larger paintings or frescoes, honing his observation of the natural wo...