Shepherd on Horseback

Italian 17th Century (Giovanni Santagostino?), after Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione

National Gallery of Art

The image shows a pastoral setting with a high horizon, rolling hills, detailed textures, and shading created by fine lines in an etching style. The color palette is monochromatic, with various shades of sepia or light brown. In the foreground, there is a flock of sheep, and in the background, a figure is mounted on a donkey holding a shepherd's staff, surrounded by more sheep. In the right, there is a grove of trees, and the left side opens to a distant landscape.