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Shepherds Peering into a Chasm

Giovanni Francesco Barbieri, called Guercino

National Gallery of Art

The image shows a landscape of rolling hills with a line of hills in the middle ground. A small tower or structure is visible in the distance. The brushstrokes are loose and fluid, using brown ink to render the scene in washes and faint outlines, creating an atmospheric quality. The color palette is sepia tones with varying intensities of brown. In the foreground, there are three figures with walking sticks in a rocky landscape. Sketched trees and a distant flock of birds are also visible.

Artwork Details

Date
1620s
Medium
pen and brown ink with brown wash on laid paper
Dimensions
4861 × 3000 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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