Landscape with Cattle,a Goat and a Resting Shepherd (1774)

Pietro Giacomo Palmieri is the artist behind "Landscape with Cattle,a Goat and a Resting Shepherd", dated 1774. Context for 1774: The Enlightenment and the habit of the Grand Tour fed a wider interest in science, travel, antiquity, and natural history, and illustrators accompanied many expeditions. The eighteenth century began with the light, ornamental Rococo, especially in France, and moved towards the clarity and antique references of Neoclassicism by the end of the century. It is listed in the Drawings collection. The image is in landscape orientation. Background on Drawings: Artists have long used drawings to plan paintings, sculptures, and buildings, so a sketch can show how an idea developed. Drawings range from quick preparatory sketches to finished works in pen, chalk, charcoal, graphite, or wash.

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Italian, 1737–1804

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