Sujet

The Hireling Shepherd', 1851, (1948).

Légende

'The Hireling Shepherd', 1851, (1948). A shepherd neglects his flock and woos a young woman with a lamb on her lap. Behind them, two bloated sheep lie on the ground poisoned by the corn. The scene is rich in symbolism, including a death's-head hawkmoth in the shepherd's hand, the straying sheep, the transgressing of boundaries, and the apples and wildflowers. Hunt's own explanation was that the couple symbolised the pointless theological debates engaged in by Christian churchmen, while a lack of proper moral guidance caused their 'flock' to go astray. Painting in Manchester City Art Gallery. From "The Saturday Book", Eighth Year, edited by Leonard Russell. [Hutchinson, London, 1948]

Date

1948

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM19F05_165

Model release

Non

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

60,8Mo (3,7Mo) / 46,9cm x 32,5cm / 5544 x 3834 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Huile nature animal campagne saison agriculture champ champs Femme Femmes Gens Homme Hommes symbolique jet été roman religieux fruit fleur fleurs usine usines arts pays religion insecte livre romantique bande moutons Anglais pomme ombre agneau fleurs sauvages fleur sauvage mite Christianisme champs endroit Victorian siècle berger irresponsabilité flirter littérature dame concept baril barils wildflower Années 40 symbolisme wildflowers courtiser 19e siècle romancing 20e siècle dix-neuvième siècle pommes The Print Collector oil Emma William Holman Hunt Holman Hunt Russell artistic style Hunt William Holman Hunt Holman Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood Leonard Saturday Book Leonard Russell death's head hawkmoth Emma Watkins Watkins