Cleveland Museum of Art
The Sheep of His Pasture
Edward CalvertLinkedCulture matchlcp-29b621346bf7
- Date
- 1828
- Medium
- wood engraving
- Culture
- England, 19th century
- Department
- Prints
- Institution
- Cleveland Museum of Art
- Object ID
- 110571
From the Cleveland Museum of Art record
Calvert was so influenced by William Blake's wood engravings that The Sheep of His Pasture is directly based on an illustration for The Pastorals of Virgil . Calvert, however, even more than Blake, exploited the ability of wood engraving to achieve the most delicate detail, so astonishing in these miniatures. Calvert's subject matter originated from a vision of the golden age of pastoral innocence and abundance that has both Christian and classical overtones. The women in The Brook resemble figures carved on antique gems, and the tree stumps symbolize the transitory nature of life.
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- Credit line
- Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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