A Seated Italian Shepherd with a Small Child on his lap; verso: A Southern Landscape with a Woman Carrying a Jar on her Head
ca. 1820
Medium
Pen and brown ink; verso: pen and brown ink, over graphite
Dimensions
Sheet: 8 7/16 × 6 3/8 in. (21.5 × 16.2 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, David Lachenmann and several members of The Chairman's Council Gifts, 2014
Accession Number
2014.150
Tags
Art Historical Context
Franz Theobald Horny's *A Seated Italian Shepherd a Small Child on his* (recto) and *A Southern Landscape with a Woman Carrying a Jar her Head* (vers), created around 1820, offers a charming double-sided glimpse into everyday Italian life. On the front, a tender moment unfolds as a rugged shepherd cradles a young child, capturing the quiet intimacy of rural existence. The reverse depicts a sunlit southern landscape, where a graceful woman balances a jar on her head—a nod to classical motifs of water carriers seen in ancient art. A member of the Nazarene movement, Horny (1798–1824) was a Germa...