Landscape with a Shepherd in Repose 1536 - 1570

"Landscape with a Shepherd in Repose" is a pen drawing on paper by an anonymous artist from the Veneto region of Italy. Dated between 1536 and 1570, the work depicts a shepherd resting under a tree, his dog lying beside him, with a quaint building and a flowing stream in the background. The artist's delicate, hatched lines create a sense of depth and tranquility, highlighting the simplicity of rural life. Now housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, the drawing exemplifies the Venetian school's interest in landscape as a subject worthy of artistic representation.