Man who keeps and cares for the sheep. This is the character who was first informed of the birth of the infant Jesus by the angel of the Lord. Present from the first santonnières nurseries, shepherd figures prominently in ancient Provençal life. Accompanied by their dogs to drive and monitor the herds, the shepherds left the valley late May to pastures in altitude.Marcel Carbonel represents them in different attitudes.
The shepherdess, dressed in brown, his cape covering her head and shoulders.