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The image shows a scene with a wide perspective of the terrain, ranging from the foreground to hills in the distance. A large hill dominates the center of the scene, with people and livestock traversing its slopes. The artwork features fine lines outlining figures and the landscape, with a monochromatic color palette of browns and beiges. Figures are shown leading cattle and climbing the hill, adding movement to the setting. A tree is depicted on a smaller hill to the left, with clouds and mountain forms in the background.
National Gallery of Art · Print
An Elderly Shepherd Leading the Flock
Gaetano Zompini, after Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione
- Date
- 1758/1759
- Medium
- etching in sanguine on laid paper
- Classification
- Accession number
- 2009.93.9
- Credit line
- Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
- Time span
- 1751 to 1775
- Department
- CG-E
Portfolio and series
- Series
- Varii Capricci e Paesi
Subjects and terms
- Cow
- Tree
- Horse
- Sheep
- Figures
NGA object ID 144593. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.