Liggende en een lopende hond
1722 - 1792
Medium
pen
Dimensions
122; 119
About this artwork
height 119 mm x width 122 mm
Art Historical Context
Francesco Guardi, a leading figure of 18th-century Venetian art, created this delicate pen drawing titled *Liggende en een lopende hond* (Reclining Dog and a Walking Dog). Though best known for his luminous views of Venice, Guardi frequently turned to quick sketches of everyday subjects, capturing fleeting moments with remarkable economy of line. The tiny sheet, measuring just 119 by 122 millimeters, invites close viewing and reveals the artist’s interest in the natural world beyond his famous cityscapes. Executed solely in pen, the work highlights Guardi’s fluid draftsmanship. Short, confide...
About the Artist
Francesco Guardi · 1712–1793
Francesco Lazzaro Guardi (1712–1793) was born into a noble family of painters from Trentino who had settled in Venice. His father, Domenico Guardi, a minor painter trained in Vienna, died in 1716, leaving young Francesco to inherit the family workshop alongside his brothers Giovanni Antonio (Gian Antonio) and Niccolò, both artists, and sister Maria Cecilia, who married the renowned Giovanni Battis...