1763
gouache
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
Shepherd with a Sack Driving a Flock is a 1763 gouache by Francesco Londonio, a Baroque work, held at National Gallery of Art.
A shepherd in a wide-brimmed hat stands in front of a flock of sheep and goats. He holds a stick in one hand and a sack in the other. The animals are scattered around him—some grazing, others looking toward him. Trees and bushes form a light background, and the ground is rocky with patches of grass. This is an etching, meaning the artist scratched lines into a metal plate and added white paint to highlight areas. The blue paper makes the scene stand out. Next, look up etching to see how this technique works.
Francesco Londonio (1723–1783) was an Italian painter, engraver, and scenographer, active mainly in his native Milan in a late-Baroque or Rococo style.
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