Shepherds in a Landscape
Medium
engraving
Classification
Department
Prints
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Dudley P. Allen Fund
Accession Number
1948.12
Tags
male
About this artwork
This depiction of a group of shepherds seated in a landscape is a pictorial manifestation of Arcadia. Two different artists completed the composition—the son (Domenico) of the original artist (Giulio) added the shepherds playing instruments to his father’s landscape— and their distinctive styles can be observed on the right and left sides. Such “pastoral concerts” posed contrasts between urban and pastoral worlds. The spatial layout of this image is ambiguous, offering less a natural experience ...