A Donkey Lying on the Grass, with an Italian Greyhound (on a Base)
Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo
late 18th century
Medium
Pen and gray ink, various shades of gray wash
Dimensions
6 9/16 x 7 3/4 in. (16.7 x 19.7 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Robert Lehman Collection
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Robert Lehman Collection, 1975
Accession Number
1975.1.524
Tags
DogsDonkeys
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...