Peasant Woman on Horseback with a Child in Her Arms
1656
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
1656
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Peasant Woman on Horseback with a Child in Her Arms is a 1656 ink by Stefano Della Bella, a Baroque work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This black-and-white print shows a woman riding a horse, holding a child in her arms. Around them, a few sheep graze while a large tree stands tall in the center. The background has rolling hills and smaller trees, with a distant mountain range. Notice how the artist used fine lines to show texture—like the woman’s clothes or the tree bark. This was done without color, just shading. Want to know more? Look up etching.
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