03 — ARTWORK
Landscape with Shepherds and Fishermen
- MEDIUM
- Oil on canvas
- TYPE
- Landscape
PALETTE
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- FILE
- 1017 × 700 px · JPEG
COMMENTARY
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The symbolismAn artistic movement that arose in France toward the end of the nineteenth century, primarily in literature, in opposition to the reigning schools of Realism and Impressionism. Symbolism rejected objectivity in favour of the subjective, and turned away from the direct representation of reality in favour of a synthesis of many different aspects of it, aiming to suggest ideas by means of ambiguous yet powerful symbols. Among the artists associated with the movement were Odilon Redon, Gustave Moreau and Puvis de Chavannes in France, Fernand Khnopff in Belgium, Jan Toorop in Holland, Ferdinand Hodler in Switzerland, Gustave Klimt in Austria, and Giovanni Segantini in Italy. of Christ and Christians as shepherd and sheep is founded on the parables of Luke (15:3-7) and John (10:1-18). Its translation into visual terms is largely confined to early Christian art. It is rarely encountered in painting after the Middle Ages. The shepherd became element of pastoralRelating to a romantic or idealized image of rural life; in classical literature, to a world peopled by shepherds, nymphs, and satyrs. scenes. <P> <TABLE ALIGN=LEFT CELLPADDING=5 BORDER=1 WIDTH=320 BGCOLOR="#99CCCC"> <TR VALIGN=MIDDLE><TD><IMG SRC="/support/gif/listen.gif" BORDER=0 VALIGN=MIDDLE> Suggested listening (streaming mp3, 13 minutes):<BR><A HREF="#" onClick="w=window.open ('/music1/schubert/schubert_d965_hirt.html', 'newWin', 'scrollbars=yes,status=no,dependent=yes,screenX=0,screenY=0,width=350,height=350');w.opener=this;w.focus();return true"><B>Franz Schubert: Der Hirt auf dem Felsen (The Shepherd on the Rock) D 965</B></A> </TD></TR></TABLE>
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author = {Krén, Emil and Marx, Daniel},
title = {Landscape with Shepherds and Fishermen by ZAIS, Giuseppe},
organization = {{Web Gallery of Art}},
date = {2026-09-13},
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urldate = {2026-09-13},
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}ACCESSED 2026-09-13. REPLACE THE AUTHOR FIELD WITH THE COMMENTARY AUTHOR WHERE ONE IS NAMED.