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The Shepherd's Song  1891

by Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

Puvis adapted this scene from an earlier mural portraying the origin of the arts in antiquity, which he made for the Musée des Beaux-Arts in Lyons. Instead of presenting a straightforward narrative, the current painting emphasizes a dreamy, lyrical mood. The costumes and calm, static gestures derive from ancient statuary and relief sculptures, while the minimal modeling, s...
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Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art