This is a drawing featuring animals and a human figure in a rural setting. The scene includes a person resting against a large rock, a dog standing nearby, a cow, and a child. In the background, there are sketched foliage and distant rural village structures. The drawing is done in soft reddish tones.
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A Shepherd Family Resting

Giovanni Battista Piazzetta (Italian, 1683 - 1754)

1735/1740

Medium
red chalk and wash over graphite
Classification
Drawing
Dimensions
overall: 17.3 × 21.9 cm (6 13/16 × 8 5/8 in.)
Culture
Venetian
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CG-E
Credit line
The Armand Hammer Collection
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed

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