1637
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Stag at Bay is a 1637 ink by Stefano Della Bella, a Baroque work, depicting Hunting, held at National Gallery of Art.
This etching shows a stag cornered by hunting dogs with trees behind it. The animal’s tense muscles and wide eyes fill the small sheet. Stefano della Bella made this in 1646, just as the print boom reached Italy. The print is a restrike—printed long after the artist died. It’s done on laid paper, meaning the bumpy texture you feel is the original paper style. If this sharp drama grabs you, try another Della Bella, Stefano.
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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