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A Groundhog or Marmot with a Branch of Plums

Jacopo Ligozzi

National Gallery of Art

This is a painting of a marmot-like animal with purple and red plums on a gray stone surface. The animal is seen from the side, facing the left, with one foot on a small rock. It has brown and gray fur with round, dark eyes and long, white teeth. In the bottom right corner, there is a cluster of plums on a branch with dried brown leaves. The background is plain beige paper, and there is a gold outline around the painting.

Artwork Details

Date
1605
Medium
watercolor and ink with white gouache over traces of graphite on burnished laid paper
Dimensions
11582 × 9054 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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