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Stable Interior: Herder Resting with Sheep, Cow, Goats and Dog

Andrea di Lione

n.d.

Stable Interior: Herder Resting with Sheep, Cow, Goats and Dog by Andrea di Lione

Medium

Red chalk on ivory laid paper

Dimensions

12.2 × 27.5 cm (4 13/16 × 10 7/8 in.)

Classification

chalk

Department

Prints and Drawings

Museum

Art Institute of Chicago

Accession Number

85204

Art Historical Context

Nestled in the Art Institute of Chicago's Prints and Drawings collection, *Stable Interior: Herder Resting with Sheep, Cow, Goats and Dog* by Andrea di Lione captures a serene moment of rural life. This undated drawing depicts a weary herder lounging amid his animal companions—a cow, sheep, goats, and loyal dog—in a dimly lit stable. Di Lione (c. 1610–1685), a Neapolitan Baroque artist, was renowned for his naturalistic portrayals of animals, drawing inspiration from the countryside around Naples and the works of predecessors like Annibale Carracci. Rendered in red chalk on ivory laid paper (...

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