Hunting Scene and Lions Attacking Animals
late 16th century
Medium
Pen and brown ink, touches of brush and brown wash, on brownish paper; retouched (by a later hand) in pen and brown ink in one lion's tail and leg, in the bull's face and tail, and in the dog's faces.
Dimensions
8 3/4 x 6 1/4 in. (22.2 x 15.9 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Culture
Italian
Department
Robert Lehman Collection
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Robert Lehman Collection, 1975
Accession Number
1975.1.251
Tags
Art Historical Context
This lively drawing, *Hunting Scene and Lionsacking Animals*, hails from late 16th-century Veneto Italy, and is attributed to an artist known simply as "The Veneto." Created with pen and brown ink, accented by touches of brush and brown wash on paper, it measures a compact 8 3/4 x 6 1/4 inches. The medium's earthy tones and fluid lines evoke the raw energy of the chase, while subtle later retouches in certain areas—like the lions' tails and the bull's face—highlight its careful preservation over centuries. Housed in the prestigious Robert Lehman Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, th...