The image depicts a forest scene with an elevated point of view, showing various activities and landscapes. The horizon is high and marked by a line of trees. In the foreground, hunters and dogs are chasing a deer, surrounded by tall trees with detailed textures. The color palette includes browns, greens, and grays, creating a sense of age and enhancing the natural setting. Further away, more hunters and animals can be seen among a vast expanse of fading trees towards the horizon, emphasizing depth and scale.
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The Hunts of Maximilian: The Stag Hunt (August)

Bernard van Orley (Netherlandish, c. 1488 - 1541)

1528/1530

Medium
pen and brown ink with brown wash and watercolor over black chalk on laid paper
Classification
Drawing
Dimensions
overall: 38.8 x 56.8 cm (15 1/4 x 22 3/8 in.)
Culture
Brussels
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CG-E
Credit line
Gift of The Brown Foundation, Inc., Houston
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Teens profiles and older: its subject is for older viewers (war, death, the Passion, drink or the like). How works are placed

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