A Wine Decanter with Two Fighting Sea Horses
Master of the Medici Banquet Decanters
1660
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Master of the Medici Banquet Decanters
1660
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
A Wine Decanter with Two Fighting Sea Horses is a 1660 ink by Master of the Medici Banquet Decanters, a Baroque work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This drawing depicts a wine decanter with two sea horses fighting at the top. The decanter is drawn in pen, brown ink with blue wash over graphite on light beige laid paper. The artist has used cross-hatching to create texture and depth in the drawing. The sea horses are intricately detailed, with flowing manes and tails that appear to be in motion. The overall effect of the drawing is one of dynamic energy, as if the sea horses are about to leap off the page. For more information on the artist's use of cross-hatching, look up Master of the Medici Banquet Decanters.
