Caption
Shepherd Scene with a View of the Castle, Roos, Philipp Peter 1657–1706, painter. Multicolored composition with dominant shades of brown against a blue sky with white clouds and a distinct pink glow. In the foreground, the central group consists of two goats, a male and a female goat lying down, with a male goat standing behind them. On the left, a slope, a dog, and a shepherd sitting in half-profile, wearing a brown sheepskin coat, blue trousers, a white shirt, and stockings. On the right, in the background on a hill, two cylindrical buildings with castle buildings behind them. 18th century, Italy; overdoor. Height 92.0 cm, width 115.0 cm., A painted scene framed by an ornate white decorative border shows a pastoral landscape with a group of goats and sheep resting on dark earth under a sky of muted blue and gray with soft peachy clouds; a seated figure wearing brown and blue clothing sits among the animals, and a few rocky hills and a stone tower-like structure appear in the background, with the overall palette including shades of brown, cream, white, blue, gray, peach, and dark green.
Credit line
Photo12/Liszt Collection
Reference
LZT26A07_023
License type
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Available size
77.2Mb (2.8Mb) / 20.0in x 15.0in / 6000 x 4500 (300dpi)