The Faithless Shepherd  1624

Pieter Brueghel the Younger is chiefly known for his copies and variants after peasant scenes by his father Pieter Bruegel the Elder (c.1525-1569). The Faithless Shepherd probably falls into this category. The subject is taken from the New Testament, the Gospel of St John, Chapter 10, where Christ says: [br] I am the good shepherd, the good shepherd giveth his life for th...