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The bad shepherd
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
The bad shepherd drives the flock of sheep into a stable, the roof of which is being destroyed by two men with pickaxes. Through a hole in the wall a sheep is stolen. In the foreground to the right a dead sheep lies on the ground. In the background a hilly landscape in which sheep are attacked by wolves on the left, while on the right the farmers drink and shear the sheep. Below the scene in the margin a six-line text in Latin.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineSlechte herder. 1570 - 1601. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
