The Dream of the Shepherd (Der Traum des Hirten)1896
Ferdinand Hodler painted this in 1896, aged 43. It is now at The Met in New York. More about this work
About this work
Ferdinand Hodler painted this in 1896, aged 43. It is now at The Met in New York.
How it was made
- Oil paint
- Pigment ground in a drying oil, usually linseed. It dries slowly, so painters could blend on the canvas, build up thin translucent glazes, and rework a picture over weeks. Canvas replaced wooden panels in the 1500s because it is lighter and can be rolled.
Ferdinand Hodler
Swiss, 1853–1918 · Born in Bern; died in Geneva.
Rights and the museum’s record
Public domain. The Met has dedicated this image to the public domain under CC0, so anyone may copy, adapt and use it, for any purpose, without asking. Our prints and files are reproductions made from the museum’s image; the museum doesn’t endorse them.
- Object number
- 2013.1134
- Credit
- Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Type
- Paintings
- Department
- European Paintings
- Licence
- CC0 1.0 Universal
- Museum record
- See it on the museum’s site
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