The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of March 23, 2024

Shepherds in a Landscape

Shepherds in a Landscape

1779
(French, 1728–1808)
Unframed: 46.3 x 60.5 cm (18 1/4 x 23 13/16 in.)
Location: not on view

Description

The exquisite handling of the pastel, crisp and colorful in the foreground while of the greatest subtlety in the atmospheric distance, bears out Pillement's reputation as the best 18th-century French artist of the pastel landscape. Landscapes in this period were most often picturesque creations, rather than literal transcriptions of nature. In this dramatically irregular countryside, shepherds, flocks, and rustic buildings create an air of idealized rural charm.
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  • {{cite web|title=Shepherds in a Landscape|url=false|author=Jean Baptiste Pillement|year=1779|access-date=23 March 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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