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The Three Herds
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
The late afternoon sunlight casts long shadows on the ground. Herders head home with their cattle; a shepherd boy drives his flock before him with a stick. Berchem was fond of motifs that enliven his pastoral landscapes – motifs that tell a story. Like no other artist, he defined the Dutch image of Italian country life.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineDe drie kuddes. 1656. Nicolaes Pietersz Berchem. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
