Landscape with Cattle, a Goat, and a Resting Shepherd

1774

Pietro Giacomo Palmieri

Associated Names
Pietro Giacomo Palmieri

Artist, Italian, 1737 - 1804

The image shows a person lying on the ground with a stick nearby. Two cows and a sheep are next to a large rock formation, and in the distance, there is a building with a domed roof. The landscape has gentle hills, and the style features detailed etching with precise lines for texture and shading. The color palette is sepia, giving the image an antique look.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and brown ink on tan laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Joseph F. McCrindle Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 24.9 x 38.5 cm (9 13/16 x 15 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2009.70.182

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Gosselin, April 1929). César Carlesimo. (sale, Christie, Manson & Woods, London, 8 April 1986, lot 66); Joseph F. McCrindle [1923-2008], New York; Joseph F. McCrindle Foundation, 2008; gift to NGA, 2009.

Associated Names

Bibliography

2012

  • Grasselli, Margaret M., and Arthur K. Wheelock, Jr., eds. The McCrindle Gift: A Distinguished Collection of Drawings and Watercolors. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art. Washington, 2012: 181 (color).

Inscriptions

by artist, lower center in pen and brown ink: Palmerius Fecit -1774.-

Markings

The mounter's mark ARD (Lugt 172)

Watermarks

present, but not deciphered

Wikidata ID

Q64619683

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