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The Shepherd's Song is an oil on canvas painting by French artist Pierre Puvis de Chavannes, from 1891. It depicts shepherds lounging and foraging in an arid landscape. The painting - which was inspired by one of de Chavannes' earlier works - is now in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, in New York.
Pierre Puvis de Chavannes Metropolitan Museum of Art New York