# Man Drawing a Sword

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## Artwork

- Artist: [VECCHIA, Pietro della](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/vecchia-pietro-della-r3e3f51ad8f11c4>)
- Date: 1601-1650
- Technique: Oil on canvas, 118 x 98 cm

## Commentary

Some of Della Vecchia&#39;s most celebrated works are his secular subjects - character heads and half-length warriors. There are several versions of the present canvas in various museums. The influence of the great Venetian masters such as Titian and Giorgione can be observed in these paintings.

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- [Dispute among the Doctors](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/vecchia-pietro-della-r3e3f51ad8f11c4/dispute-among-the-doctors-r546fff2c9650cb>)
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## Attribution

[Web Gallery of Art](<https://beta.wga.hu/pages/about>)