c. 1799
Evening (Second Version)
Johann Heinrich LipsSwiss, 1758 - 1817
Well schooled in classical art and ancient literature, Johann Heinrich Lips composed his Times of Day series as if illustrating a pastoral poem by Longus, a Greek poet of the second century CE. In Evening, the artist depicts a toga-garbed shepherd and shepherdess seeking shelter with their flock.
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