Mounted shepherd and cows 1880

"Mounted Shepherd and Cows" is an 1880 painting by Italian artist Giovanni Fattori, depicting a shepherd on horseback passing by a group of cows near a makeshift shelter in a barren landscape. Fattori, a key figure in the Macchiaioli movement, was renowned for his bold use of color and brushstrokes, which create a sense of immediacy and realism in this work. The painting is housed in the Museo civico Giovanni Fattori in Livorno, Italy.