This is a painting of a pastoral scene featuring an assortment of objects and animals. The image depicts an outdoor setting, with a rocky outcrop under foliage in the background. In the foreground, there is a reclining figure dressed in draped clothing, resting against a sack. To one side, a donkey stands calmly, equipped with a covering or sack draped over its back. On the ground surrounding the reclining figure are various items such as baskets filled with produce, including vegetables, alongside objects that could be jugs or pots. Additionally, a goat is resting beside the figure. The painting utilizes a monochromatic palette with a warm, sepia tone. This is in the style of Rembrandt van Rijn, with detailed etching technique and use of chiaroscuro to convey depth and texture within the scene.
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This is a painting of a pastoral scene featuring an assortment of objects and animals. The image depicts an outdoor setting, with a rocky outcrop under foliage in the background. In the foreground, there is a reclining figure dressed in draped clothing, resting against a sack. To one side, a donkey stands calmly, equipped with a covering or sack draped over its back. On the ground surrounding the reclining figure are various items such as baskets filled with produce, including vegetables, alongside objects that could be jugs or pots. Additionally, a goat is resting beside the figure. The painting utilizes a monochromatic palette with a warm, sepia tone. This is in the style of Rembrandt van Rijn, with detailed etching technique and use of chiaroscuro to convey depth and texture within the scene.

National Gallery of Art · Print

An Old Man Leaning on a Sack

Giovanni De Pian after Francesco Londonio

Date
c. 1790s
Medium
etching and aquatint printed in red on laid paper
Dimensions
plate: 30.5 × 37.1 cm (12 × 14 5/8 in.) sheet: 31.2 × 37.2 cm (12 5/16 × 14 5/8 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
2017.19.57
Credit line
Ellwanger/Mescha Collection
Time span
1751 to 1775
Department
CG-E

Subjects and terms

  • Italian
  • etching
  • mammal
  • animal
  • Pastoral
Provenance

(Christopher Mendez, London); A. Thompson Ellwanger III and Gregory Mescha, Baltimore; gift to NGA, 2017.

Inscription

by later hand, lower left in graphite: Londonio sc; by later hand, lower right in graphite: Nagl. 66 I

NGA object ID 134328. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.