Landscape with a Shepherd in Repose
mid-16th century
Medium
Pen and brown ink, over black chalk.
Dimensions
9 15/16 x 7 7/8 in. (25.3 x 20 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Culture
Italian, Veneto
Department
Robert Lehman Collection
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Robert Lehman Collection, 1975
Accession Number
1975.1.333
Tags
Art Historical Context
In the serene *Landscape with a Shepherd inose*, attributed to an artist of the Veneto school in mid-16th-century Italy, a weary shepherd rests amid rolling hills, accompanied by his loyal dog. This intimate drawing captures the pastoral idyll so cherished in Renaissance Venice, evoking the harmonious bond between humanity and nature. Created during a golden age of Venetian art influenced by masters like Titian and Giorg, it reflects the region's growing fascination with lyrical landscapes as backdrops for everyday figures, blending realism with poetic tranquility. Executed in pen and brown i...