A Wooded Landscape with a Shepherd and His Family
1638
watercolor
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
About the artist
1638
watercolor
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
A Wooded Landscape with a Shepherd and His Family is a 1638 watercolor by Andrea De Leone, a Baroque work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a quiet scene of a shepherd standing under a tall, scraggly tree. His family sits nearby on the grass, while a few sheep graze in the background. The lines are loose and quick, like the artist was drawing fast, and the whole scene feels a little rough around the edges—no smooth colors, just ink and a few faint green washes. The paper looks old, with a slightly yellowed edge, and the drawing is framed inside another piece of paper, almost like it was saved carefully. The artist might have added the green later, since it doesn’t match the sketchy lines. Check out the technique: watercolor, glazing to see how artists build color slowly.
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