The Goatherd (Le chevrier)

1663

Claude Lorrain

Associated Names
Claude Lorrain

Artist, French, 1604/1605 - 1682

The image shows a pastoral landscape from a low vantage point. The horizon is in the middle, separating the sky from the land. A cluster of buildings is visible on the horizon, resembling a village or castle. The drawing is detailed with precise linework for texture on trees, land, and structures. It is monochrome with warm gray shades. Goats are resting on the grass in the foreground, and tall trees with intricate cross-hatching leaves are on the right. Hills and a spacious landscape extend towards the sky in the background.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1945.5.71

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Mannocci 1988, no. 44, State iii/v (A)


Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1923

  • Blum, Andre. Les eaux-fortes de Claude Gellee dit le Lorrain. Paris: Editions Albert Morance, 1923.

1982

  • Russell 1982, 51C.

1988

  • Mannocci, Lino. The Etchings of Claude Lorrain (catalogue raisonné). New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 1988.

Wikidata ID

Q65019274

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