CIRCLE OF BENOZZO GOZZOLI (FLORENCE C. 1421/22-PISTOIA 1497)
A young man drawing, and a sleeping dog
c.1460-80RCIN 912796
The fifteenth century in Italy saw a rapid growth in the practice of drawing. Here a young artist is drawing on a sheet of paper on his lap, an everyday activity as unexceptional as the sleeping dog.
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