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The Piping Shepherd
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The Piping Shepherd

Nicolaes Berchem (Dutch, 1620–1683), artist · 1652 · etching

From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

In this bucolic scene, a shepherd plays a tenor flute in hopes that his melody will seduce a shy shepherdess.

Cleveland Museum of Art’s own description
Credit lineThe Piping Shepherd, 1652. Nicolaes Berchem (Dutch, 1620–1683). Etching. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Ralph King, 1925.71
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