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This is a drawing featuring a horse, human figures, and a natural backdrop. The composition shows an interaction between a figure and a rearing horse, with another figure nearby. The background includes natural elements resembling trees, with flowing lines indicating movement. Ink wash techniques are used to create depth and highlight the forms. The drawing has flowing lines and expressive contours, typical of baroque sketches, focusing on action and expression. The sepia tones add an antiquated quality to the artwork.
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This is a drawing featuring a horse, human figures, and a natural backdrop. The composition shows an interaction between a figure and a rearing horse, with another figure nearby. The background includes natural elements resembling trees, with flowing lines indicating movement. Ink wash techniques are used to create depth and highlight the forms. The drawing has flowing lines and expressive contours, typical of baroque sketches, focusing on action and expression. The sepia tones add an antiquated quality to the artwork.

National Gallery of Art · Drawing

Alexander the Great and Bucephalus

Taddeo Zuccaro

Date
c. 1553
Medium
pen and brown ink with brown wash over traces of graphite on laid paper
Dimensions
overall: 19.4 x 24.1 cm (7 5/8 x 9 1/2 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Accession number
1991.182.1
Credit line
Woodner Collection
Time span
1551 to 1600
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • Italian
  • classical
  • secular
  • Alexander the Great
Provenance

Private collection (sale, Christie's, London, 5 July 1983, lot 62); purchased by Ian Woodner, New York; by inheritance to his daughters, Andrea and Dian Woodner, New York, 1990; gift to NGA, 1991.

NGA object ID 73841. 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.