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Description: | As a boy Alfred Dedreux often visited the studio of Géricault, who remained an enduring influence on his work. Delacroix's exotic hunting scenes and Stubbs's Horse Attacked by a Lion (1770) also informed this early piece. Although the violent subject may not appeal to modern tastes, the artist has shown great skill in this dramatic depiction of a hunter on horseback killing a lion. The drama is enhanced though the artist's use of a diagonal line, which runs from top left to bottom right of the composition, creating a sense of dynamic force as the hunter bears down on the powerful creature. | Subjects: | figure; landscape; animal (lion horse) | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: Dedreux, Alfred (French painter, 1810-1860) Æ | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=8884... | Go to resource |
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