Shepherd and Shepherdess

Winslow Homer

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Shepherd and Shepherdess by Winslow Homer: The image shows a large fireplace surround. The top section is a landscape scene in four panels. The left section depicts a blue sky with white fluffy clouds. A tree-covered hill and three birds are in the center and on the right. The left and right sections are decorated with illustrations of a man and woman dressed for the outdoors. The man on the left wears a large-brimmed hat, green shirt and pants, and a yellow vest and socks. He holds a shepherd's crook. The woman on the right wears a hat with a blue feather, a yellow jacket with a blue skirt, and brown shoes. She holds a shepherd's crook. The bottom sections on both left and right depict firebrick hearths. The color scheme is muted with predominantly greens, blues and yellows.