The Shepherd's Song (painting)
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| Artist | Pierre Puvis de Chavannes |
| Year | 1891 |
| Medium | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 104.5 cm × 109.9 cm (41.1 in × 43.3 in) |
| Location | Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York |
| Accession | 06.177 |
The Shepherd's Song is an oil on canvas painting by French artist Pierre Puvis de Chavannes, from 1891. It depicts shepherds lounging and foraging in an arid landscape. The painting - which was inspired by one of de Chavannes' earlier works - is now in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, in New York.[1]
Description
[edit]De Chavannes used for inspiration of this painting an earlier mural he had painted.[2] Like his earlier work, the new painting possesses what has been described as a dreamlike feel. The titular shepherds were likely inspired by classical sculpture, while the muted colors of the painting were likely inspired by 15th and 16th century Italian frescoes.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Gary Tinterow, compiled with Susan Alyson Stein and Barbara Burn, The New Nineteenth-Century European Paintings and Sculpture Galleries, New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1993
- ^ a b "The Sheperd's Song". www.metmuseum.org. Retrieved 2020-08-25.
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