Caption

A dog scene with a dog barking at a goat; artist: Philipp Peter Roos 1657–1706. The general tone of light browns and shades of pink with cumulus clouds, the glow of the last plan beyond the arcade of the bridge with ruined buildings surrounds the view of urban buildings by the river. In the foreground, a dog barking at a goat that is attacking it; on the right side, a sheep lying near a tree trunk. 18th century, Italy; overdoor; oil on canvas; height 90.0 cm, width 115.0 cm., A dimly lit scene shows a dark-furred animal on the left facing a larger lighter-furred animal on the right, both with visible teeth and open mouths. The left animal has darker brown and black fur with lighter beige highlights on its legs and chest, while the right animal has varying shades of brown, tan, and beige with textured fur. The ground beneath them is dark brown and olive, and there are rocky formations and patches of muted green vegetation in the background. The overall palette includes dark brown, black, beige, tan, olive green, and hints of muted reddish-brown.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A07_033

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (2.9Mb) / 20.0in x 15.0in / 6000 x 4500 (300dpi)

Keywords

A dog scene dog barking goat artist Philipp Peter Roos 1657–1706 general tone light browns shades pink cumulus clouds glow last plan beyond arcade bridge ruined buildings surrounds view urban buildings river foreground attacking right side sheep lying near tree trunk 18th century Italy overdoor oil canvas height 90.0 cm width 115.0 cm dimly lit scene dark-furred animal left facing larger lighter-furred animal right visible teeth open mouths left animal darker brown black fur lighter beige highlights legs chest right animal varying shades brown tan beige textured fur ground beneath them dark brown olive rocky formations patches muted green vegetation background palette includes dark black olive green hints muted reddish-brown.