Boy with Bagpipes (Zampognaro)

The player has settled on the ground with his legs crossed, the right hand guiding the mouthpiece to his lips while the left steadies the drones against the fleece bag. A wide terracotta hat with a feather sits low on his brow and throws the face into shade. The knitted jacket and sheepskin waistcoat are worked in fine hatching, the trousers held to a muted green. Heavy-soled boots push past the edge of the white rocky ground.