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The image depicts a person riding a horse. The person is holding a spear and wearing a headpiece adorned with feathers. They are wearing a textured cloak or garment and pants. The horse is in motion and has a decorative plume on its head. In the background, there are distant figures, a pyramid-like structure, and a landscape with hills under a partially clouded sky.
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The image depicts a person riding a horse. The person is holding a spear and wearing a headpiece adorned with feathers. They are wearing a textured cloak or garment and pants. The horse is in motion and has a decorative plume on its head. In the background, there are distant figures, a pyramid-like structure, and a landscape with hills under a partially clouded sky.

National Gallery of Art · Print

A Black Horseman

Stefano Della Bella

Medium
etching on laid paper
Classification
Print
Accession number
1972.66.10
Credit line
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Time span
1601 to 1650
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Portfolio and series

Series
Horsemen [Vesme 270-280]

Subjects and terms

  • Florentine
  • Horse
  • Costume
  • Elephant
  • Man
  • Figures
  • Art Critic
Provenance

(P. & D. Colnaghi & Co., Ltd., London); purchased by NGA, 1972.

NGA object ID 53468. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.