A Bull Lying Down, and Two Donkeys, in a Landscape
ca. 1760–61
Medium
Pen and brown ink, brown wash, over black chalk
Dimensions
7 3/8 x 11 1/8 in. (18.7 x 28.2 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Robert Lehman Collection
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Robert Lehman Collection, 1975
Accession Number
1975.1.519
Tags
Art Historical Context
In the serene "A Bull Lying Down, Two Donkeys, in Landscape," created around 1760–61, Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo a peaceful pastoral moment with masterful economy. This intimate drawing, measuring just 7 3/8 x 11 1/8 inches, belongs to the Robert Lehman Collection The Metropolitan Museum of Art and the artist's Rococo flair for lively, naturalistic scenes. Tiepolo, the gifted son of Venetian master Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, his skills in the vibrant workshops of 18th-century, where he produced countless drawings as studies for frescoes and paintings. Working in pen and brown ink with brown wa...
About the Artist
Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo · 1727–1804
Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo (1727-1804) was a Venetian painter, printmaker, and draftsman whose career spanned the twilight of the Rococo era. Born on August 30, 1727, in Venice as the eldest son of the celebrated Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, he worked both in his father's shadow and as a significant independent artist who developed a distinctly earthbound and humanistic vision. Domenico's importance...