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The image shows a group of people and animals in a hilly landscape. There are two donkeys, one with a man carrying a swaddled baby and the other with a woman wearing a white scarf. In the background, there is a small village nestled amongst hills and trees, with a sky painted in soft blue with cloud-like brushstrokes. The style features delicate brushstrokes, giving a watercolor-like quality to the scene and emphasizing the earthy tones of the clothing and landscape.
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The image shows a group of people and animals in a hilly landscape. There are two donkeys, one with a man carrying a swaddled baby and the other with a woman wearing a white scarf. In the background, there is a small village nestled amongst hills and trees, with a sky painted in soft blue with cloud-like brushstrokes. The style features delicate brushstrokes, giving a watercolor-like quality to the scene and emphasizing the earthy tones of the clothing and landscape.

National Gallery of Art · Drawing

A Peasant Family and Two Donkeys

Bartolomeo Pinelli

Medium
watercolor over graphite on wove paper
Dimensions
sheet: 23.6 x 35 cm (9 5/16 x 13 3/4 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Accession number
2009.70.191
Credit line
Joseph F. McCrindle Collection
Time span
1776 to 1800
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • Landscape
  • family
  • portrait
  • animal
Provenance

Joseph F. McCrindle [1923-2008], New York; Joseph F. McCrindle Foundation, 2008; gift to NGA, 2009.

NGA object ID 143875. 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.