# Rest by the Draw Well

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## Artwork

- Artist: [RUTHART, Carl Borromäus Andreas](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/ruthart-carl-borromus-andreas-r1c746360bfa9cb>)
- Date: 1651-1700
- Technique: Oil on canvas, 95 x 75 cm

## Commentary

Although Ruthart concentrated almost entirely on animal pieces, he made contact with the Bamboccianti in Rome. The Rest by the Draw Well, in which he depicts a farmyard with the draw well, and a tired rider leaning on his donkey, is an evidence of this.

## Related artworks

- [Bear Hunt](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/ruthart-carl-borromus-andreas-r1c746360bfa9cb/bear-hunt-r80a06723d7e9db>)
- [Story of Tobias](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/ruthart-carl-borromus-andreas-r1c746360bfa9cb/story-of-tobias-r49af487edbc050>)

## Attribution

[Web Gallery of Art](<https://beta.wga.hu/pages/about>)