Men Hunting Bulls with Eagles, Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1523–1605, Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, white heightening on buff laid paper, In a landscape of rolling terrain, men use birds to hunt wild bulls. Trees frame the composition at left and right, and the hunters appear on horseback in the background at right. Two bulls have fallen in the foreground, while others gallop through the center of the image. The birds—traditionally identified as falcons, although possibly eagles—alight on the heads of their prey, likely blinding them. This hunting method is probably described in an as yet unidentified ancient text., Florence, Italy, ca. 1600, Drawing, Drawing
Keywords:
Men Hunting Bulls, Eagles, Jan van der Straet, Stradanus, Flemish, 1523–1605, Pen, brown ink, brush, brown wash, white heightening, buff laid paper, landscape, rolling terrain, men, birds, hunt wild bulls, Trees frame, composition, left, right, hunters, horseback, background, right, Two bulls, fallen, foreground, gallop, center, image, birds—traditionally identified, falcons, although, eagles—alight, heads, prey, blinding, hunting method, described, yet unidentified ancient text, Florence, Italy, ca, 1600, Drawing, Drawing
Image ID:
The watermark in the image will not appear on the final download.