Hunters with Dead Game in a Landscape 1600 - 1800

"Hunters with Dead Game in a Landscape" is a drawing by Giovanni Agostino Cassana, completed sometime between 1600 and 1800. This drawing captures the scene of hunters returning from a day in the field, with their spoils of the hunt spread out around them. In the center of the drawing, a hunter plucks a bird while another hunter sits in the foreground, with his dog at his feet, near a slain deer. The scene is rendered in black chalk and heightened with white chalk, offering a glimpse into the daily life of hunters in the 17th century. This piece is currently on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.