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The image shows a pastoral scene with people and animals in a natural landscape. The horizon line is near the top, with hills and trees in the distance. A tree stands on the left, with figures like cows, sheep, and shepherds. A young boy plays a flute by a tree on the left. A man sits among cows on the right. The style includes detailed linework and crosshatching for texture. The color palette is primarily sepia, giving a vintage feel.
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The image shows a pastoral scene with people and animals in a natural landscape. The horizon line is near the top, with hills and trees in the distance. A tree stands on the left, with figures like cows, sheep, and shepherds. A young boy plays a flute by a tree on the left. A man sits among cows on the right. The style includes detailed linework and crosshatching for texture. The color palette is primarily sepia, giving a vintage feel.

National Gallery of Art · Print

A Pastoral Journey with a Boy Playing His Flute by a Tree

Gaetano Zompini, after Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione

Date
1759
Medium
etching in sanguine on laid paper
Dimensions
plate: 28.9 x 43.2 cm (11 3/8 x 17 in.) sheet: 31.9 x 46 cm (12 9/16 x 18 1/8 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
2009.93.12
Credit line
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Time span
1751 to 1775
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Portfolio and series

Series
Varii Capricci e Paesi

Subjects and terms

  • Landscape
  • Musical instrument
  • boy
  • portrait
  • animal
  • Man
Inscription

lower left in plate: GIO BENED / CASTIL / GENI 1759

NGA object ID 144596. 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.