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The image features a hunting tableau with a large wild boar on the right, being chased across a pastoral landscape. A rider on horseback pursues the boar in the distance, while a group of hunting dogs engages it on the left. The etching uses crosshatching and fine lines for texture and depth, particularly in foliage and the boar's fur. The color palette is monochromatic in black and white, typical of traditional engravings. The figures are dynamically positioned, conveying motion in a rustic setting.
National Gallery of Art · Print
Boar Running to the Left
Stefano Della Bella
- Medium
- etching on laid paper [restrike]
- Classification
- Accession number
- 1986.50.59
- Credit line
- Transferred from The Library of Congress
- Time span
- 1601 to 1650
- Department
- CG-E
Portfolio and series
- Series
- Hunting Scenes
- Volume
- Quadreria Medicea, vol.3 [1986.50.11-108]
Subjects and terms
- Florentine
- Tree
- Dog
- Horse
- animal
- Man
NGA object ID 67738. 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.