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Drawing 4 (right half, top left): Winged zoomorphic horse
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Reference number
SM volume 115/161d
Purpose
Drawing 4 (right half, top left): Winged zoomorphic horse
Aspect
Part of an ornamental composition
Scale
Not known
Signed and dated
- c.1515
Datable to c.1515
Medium and dimensions
Pen and brown ink over traces of black chalk
Hand
Bernardo della Volpaia
Notes
Shown here in a swift and sketchy drawing dating from c.1515 is a winged horse that has a snake-like tail in place of rear legs with a leafy termination.
Literature
Ashby 1904, p. 73
Level
Drawing
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