Shepherd Tending His Flock 

This painting, "Shepherd Tending His Flock", depicts a shepherd, standing with his back to the viewer and a long staff in his hand, tending to his flock of sheep. The shepherd is dressed in a thick cloak, and the painting captures the starkness and simplicity of rural life in 19th-century France. The work is characteristic of the realist movement, which aimed to depict everyday life in a straightforward and unidealized manner. French artist Jean-François Millet (1814-1875) is renowned for his depictions of peasant life.