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Pen and brown ink drawing of birds on a bare branch above dogs, a stork and other animals on the ground, with a blank pale sheet.

Birds and Animals around a Dead Tree

A pen and brown ink drawing shows birds perched on a bare, twisted branch that rises diagonally across the sheet. Below, a dog, a goat-like animal, a stork-like bird and a sheep-like creature gather on rough ground in loose, quick hatching.

Artist
Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione
Date
n.d.
Medium
Pen and brown ink, with touches of black chalk, on ivory laid paper, perimeter mounted on ivory laid paper
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 2396 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1640).
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Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, David Adler Collection

Español: Aves y animales alrededor de un árbol muerto

Un dibujo a pluma y tinta marrón muestra aves posadas en una rama desnuda y retorcida que cruza la hoja en diagonal. Abajo, un perro, un animal parecido a una cabra, una cigüeña y otra criatura se reúnen sobre un suelo irregular.

Português: Aves e animais em volta de uma árvore morta

Um desenho a pena e tinta marrom mostra aves pousadas em um galho nu e retorcido que atravessa a folha na diagonal. Embaixo, um cão, um animal parecido com uma cabra, uma cegonha e outra criatura reúnem-se sobre um chão irregular.

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