1642
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Horses in a Pasture is a 1642 ink by Stefano Della Bella, a Baroque work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a quiet pasture with four horses grazing near water. Two stand near a small tree, one lies down by the shore, and another drinks from the edge. The background has a few scattered bushes and a distant hill with tiny buildings. The whole scene is drawn in black lines on a light paper, with no color. The artist used a technique that lets ink sit in the grooves of the metal plate, creating sharp lines. This method is called *etching*. Next, look up etching to see how it works.
Stefano della Bella (18 May 1610 – 12 July 1664) was an Italian draughtsman and printmaker known for etchings of a great variety of subjects, including military and court scenes, landscapes, and lively genre scenes.
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