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The Dream of the Shepherd (Der Traum des Hirten) by Ferdinand Hodler — VisualArtsDB

The Dream of the Shepherd (Der Traum des Hirten)

The Dream of the Shepherd (Der Traum des Hirten)

Ferdinand Hodler

1896

Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 98 1/2 × 51 3/8 in. (250.2 × 130.5 cm)
Genre: Paintings
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Styles

European Paintings

Tags

shepherdsFemale Nudes

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