The Cowherd (Le bouvier)

Claude Lorrain, 1636

The image features a pastoral scene seen from a slightly elevated perspective. A group of cattle is near a body of water, tended to by a farmer. In the midground, dense trees are intricately etched with fine strokes. The horizon shows distant hills and scattered structures. The sky has horizontal lines and a few birds. The color palette is monochrome with varying intensities of black and white, accentuating the landscape's details and depth.
Художник
Claude Lorrain
Датировка
1636
Вид
Print
Техника
etching
Колекция
National Gallery of Art, Washington
Лиценз
Обществено достояние, CC0

Описание на изображението

The image features a pastoral scene seen from a slightly elevated perspective. A group of cattle is near a body of water, tended to by a farmer. In the midground, dense trees are intricately etched with fine strokes. The horizon shows distant hills and scattered structures. The sky has horizontal lines and a few birds. The color palette is monochrome with varying intensities of black and white, accentuating the landscape's details and depth.

Claude Lorrain