Two Bohemian Peasants in Half-Length
Medium
Pen and light- and dark-brown inks over preliminary drawing in black chalk; framing lines in pen and brown ink
Dimensions
15.1 × 18.8 cm
Classification
Drawing
Department
Drawings
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
Accession Number
1945.114
Rights
Public Domain
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About this artwork
These three drawings, which depict seated peasants at a market in the city and a team of horses led by a herder on horseback, are part of a group of approximately 80 observational drawings by Savery. His farmers, market vendors, and other everyday people are never posed and rarely glance at the viewer. Savery marked each drawing with detailed instructions regarding the colors to be used later and the words naer het leven (from the life). The works were made in Prague when Savery was employed at ...