Peasant on a Donkey 1778 - 1788

"Peasant on a Donkey" (1778-1788) by Giovanni Battista Lusieri ("Titta") is a watercolor painting depicting a man in simple clothing riding a donkey. The subject matter is characteristic of Lusieri's work, which often focused on everyday scenes and portraits of ordinary people in the Italian countryside. This piece, now housed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, showcases Lusieri's meticulous attention to detail and his ability to capture the naturalism of his subjects.