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Armed Soldier

Armed Soldier

Artist/Maker (Italian, 1610–1664)
Datemid-17th century
MediumPen and brown ink on laid paper
DimensionsSheet: 5 1/16 × 7 5/16 in. (12.8 × 18.6 cm)
Credit LineR. T. Miller Jr. Fund
Object number1955.1
Status
Not on view
More Information
The drawing is probably a preparatory sketch for a soldier holding the reins of a horse, which appears with slight variations in an etching by the artist. Stefano della Bella often placed small drawings such as this on large, otherwise empty sheets of paper.
Exhibition History
Drawings and Watercolors from the Oberlin Collection
  • University of Michigan Museum of Art, Ann Arbor, MI (March 11, 1956 - April 1, 1956 )
Working Drawings
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (February 24, 1981 - April 27, 1981 )
Love, Glory and Guns: Images of Peace and War from the Permanent Collection
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (October 3, 1986 - November 16, 1986 )
On Line: European Drawings, 16th-19th Centuries
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (September 18, 2007 - January 27, 2008 )
Collections
  • European
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