Who created "Dead Birds"?

Dead Birds was created by Count Giorgio Durante (Duranti) in 1685–1755.

When was "Dead Birds" created?

This artwork was created 1685–1755.

Is "Dead Birds" in the public domain?

Yes, Dead Birds is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

Dead Birds

Q: What medium is "Dead Birds"?

Dead Birds is Brush with gray, black, brown, and light orange wash over graphite. Traces of framing outlines in pen and black ink at left and right edges.

Count Giorgio Durante (Duranti)

1685–1755

Medium

Brush with gray, black, brown, and light orange wash over graphite. Traces of framing outlines in pen and black ink at left and right edges

Dimensions

sheet: 5 1/16 x 6 3/4 in. (12.8 x 17.1 cm)

Classification

Drawings

Department

Drawings and Prints

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Cornelius Vanderbilt, 1880

Accession Number

80.3.203

Tags

Birds

Art Historical Context

Nestled in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Drawings and Prints collection, *Dead Birds* (ca. 1685–1755) by Count Giorgio Durante (also known as Duranti) offers a poignant glimpse into 18th-century European naturalism. This Italian nobleman and artist captured two lifeless birds with meticulous detail on a modest sheet measuring just 5 1/16 x 6 3/4 inches. The work's somber subject evokes vanitas themes common in the period, reminding viewers of life's fragility amid intricate studies of nature. Durante employed a layered technique: faint graphite underdrawing provides structure, overlaid wit...

Dead Birds

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