The artwork titled “Haystack, eighth mural tempera from the villa ‘La Falconiera'” by Giovanni Boldini, is a tempera on plaster created in 1868. Representing the Impressionism movement, this landscape mural measures 205 x 122 cm and is part of a series of wall temperas from the villa ‘La Falconiera’.
The artwork features a towering haystack dominating the composition, its straw depicted in warm, golden hues that capture the shimmering play of sunlight. The haystack is set against a vast, gently rolling landscape under a partly clouded sky rendered in muted tones of gray and blue. The scene emanates a pastoral tranquility, drawing the viewer’s eye through the subtle texture and detail in both the haystack and the surrounding countryside. An element of human presence is suggested by the ladder propped against the haystack, hinting at the agricultural labor inherent to the scene. This work encapsulates the harmonious interaction between man and nature, characteristic of the Impressionist movement.
