Holy Cow (Pio bove)

1888/1890

Giovanni Fattori

Associated Names
Giovanni Fattori

Artist, Italian, 1825 - 1908

The image shows a landscape with a horned animal in a grassy field. In the background, there is a large structure resembling a haystack with a tall spike at its peak. Rolling hills extend into the distance, under a sky with swirling clouds. The depiction uses detailed etching to show texture in the grass, clouds, and hills. The color scheme is monochromatic, with black lines on a white background.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on chine collé on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    The Ahmanson Foundation

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 35.7 × 50.8 cm (14 1/16 × 20 in.)
    plate: 17.5 × 33 cm (6 7/8 × 13 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2013.28.5

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Baboni 1983, no. CXXXI, State only

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Stanza del Borgo, Milan); purchased 2013 by NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1983

  • Baboni, Andrea.Giovanni Fattori: l'opera incisa. 2 vols. Milan, 1983, no. CXXXI

Inscriptions

none

Markings

none

Watermarks

none

Wikidata ID

Q76561541

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