Shepherd Boy (Pastoral)

Both hands bring the pipe to his mouth, his head is bowed, and the broad straw brim hides half the face. He has settled on a rock with one knee drawn up and the other foot bare against the slope. A checked shirt with rolled sleeves goes over blue breeches cut at the knee. A basket of fruit topped by a sunflower stands at his feet, a dark bunch of grapes lies on the stone beside it, and a white bird looks out from behind the rim.