Country at Sunset with Swineherds n.d.

This etching by Italian artist Giovanni Fattori, “Country at Sunset with Swineherds,” depicts a rural scene of two figures leading a herd of pigs through a field at sunset. The figures and animals are obscured by the tall grass, and the soft light of the setting sun illuminates a dramatic sky with clouds. The detailed cross-hatching technique employed by Fattori creates a sense of texture and depth. The artwork, now in the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago, showcases Fattori’s characteristic interest in depicting the lives of everyday people in the Italian countryside.