Sleeping Shepherd Tickled by a Shepherdess

Giuseppe Maria Crespi and Ludovico Mattioli

National Gallery of Art

This is a drawing of a pastoral scene with a landscape, sheep grazing on a hillside, a resting figure, and another standing figure interacting with the first. The scene includes rolling hills, a leafy tree, cumulus clouds in the sky, and intricate linework defining textures and shapes. The drawing uses shading and hatching to suggest form and depth, creating a detailed black and white image.