Artwork
A Hound Chasing a Hare
A Hound Chasing a Hare is an ink drawing by the Renaissance artist Benozzo Gozzoli. It dates from 1458 and is held in the collection of the National Gallery of Art.
About this work
Overview
A Hound Chasing a Hare is a drawing created by Benozzo Gozzoli around 1458. It is executed in pen and brown ink with touches of red chalk and white highlights on pink prepared paper.
Subject & Meaning
The drawing depicts a dynamic hunting scene, with a dog in pursuit of a hare. The artist captures the movement and energy of the chase, conveying a sense of tension and action.
Technique & Style
Gozzoli employed quick, expressive strokes to convey motion, using overlapping lines to suggest the rapid movement of the dog and hare. The use of red chalk and white highlights adds depth and visual interest to the composition.
Context
As a pupil of Fra Angelico and a prominent fresco painter, Gozzoli's work reflects the influence of International Gothic style and the emerging naturalism of the Renaissance.
Artist & collection
Artist
Benozzo Gozzoli (pronounced ; born Benozzo di Lese; c. 1421 – 4 October 1497) was an Italian Renaissance painter from Florence. A pupil of Fra Angelico, Gozzoli is best known for a series of murals in the Magi Chapel of…
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