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Peasants and Cattle by the River Merwede
Two cowherds and their cattle stand in the low sunlight by the river Merwede. A horseman has just passed by. In the distance, we can see the ruins of Huis te Merwede, a little outside the city of Dordrecht. Cuyp specialised in this sort of landscape with animals bathed in a warm glow. This lighting effect was the trademark of artists who painted Italianate landscapes. Cuyp adopted their technique …
Creator
- Aelbert Cuyp
Type of item
- painting
Date
- 1660 - 1658
- 1658/1660
- 1658/1660
Medium
- panel
Creator
- Aelbert Cuyp
Type of item
- painting
Date
- 1660 - 1658
- 1658/1660
- 1658/1660
Medium
- panel
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
Identifier
- resource_document_mauritshuis_L60
- L60
Format
- 38.1 cm
- 50.8 cm
Providing country
- Netherlands
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2017-08-02T11:48:30.905Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2023-02-28T08:45:41.077Z