Eight Monkeys, a Dead Goose, and a Cormorant mid-18th–early 19th century

"Eight Monkeys, a Dead Goose, and a Cormorant" is a brown ink drawing by Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, son of the renowned Venetian artist Giambattista Tiepolo. The artwork, created in the mid-18th to early 19th century, depicts eight monkeys in various postures, interacting with a dead goose and a cormorant. The scene is set against a landscape with a distant mountain range, executed in a loose and gestural style characteristic of Tiepolo's work. The drawing's humoristic and slightly grotesque depiction of animals in an unexpected scenario showcases the artist's ability to capture both the beauty and the absurdity of the natural world.