Sauro Cavalini - The Deer

Animal depictions in art have ancient origins, appearing even in primitive cave paintings. For religious reasons, various types of animals appear in the works of various ancient civilizations. It was especially in the Middle Ages, within the International Gothic style, that animal depictions became widespread as true life portraits, both within works of art and in notebooks of drawings and sketches. The presence of animals as subjects in art remained constant until the contemporary era. In this bas-relief, the animal subject merges with that of the genre scene, meeting another widespread theme in the history of art: the hunting scene.

The bas-relief demonstrates its artist's remarkable skill, deriving from his mastery of technique. The scene was conceived to achieve a high degree of naturalistic rendering. This is evident from the composition itself, which is structured according to a rational perspective that regulates the scales naturally. The deer, the protagonist, appears at the center of the scene, surrounded in a mirror-like and symmetrical fashion by the two attacking dogs. The artist's penchant for naturalistic rendering ensures that the animals are depicted very realistically, in their anatomical structures and movements. The landscape backdrop, naturally, completes the picture, creating backdrops of trees that enhance the scene's depth. The artist's skill lies in his ability to modulate the metal material and create different levels of relief to create a natural space in perfect perspective.

Artist Sauro Cavalini has a very classical and traditional approach to artistic creation. His works are based on a perfect naturalistic rendering, achieved thanks to his refined technique, which is firmly grounded in academic training.

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