A Pastoral Journey with a Mother and Child on Horesback and an Elderly Shepherd Seated

Gaetano Zompini, after Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione

National Gallery of Art

The image shows a landscape scene with figures and animals on rocky terrain. The horizon line is at the top, dividing clouds from the landscape below. A man gestures towards a flock of sheep on a winding path. A figure leads the flock, and a woman rides a donkey on a rock. The scene suggests rugged travel, with a delicate, monochromatic color palette.