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The cattle drive
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
A herder drives his cattle through a ford in the river. The unruly creatures splash water, to the displeasure of a peasant woman, who is also wading through the water. Another woman is mounted on a laden ox. Berchem combined the southern character of the landscape with the kind of pine trees that one would expect to see in the north.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineDe ossendrift. 1656. Nicolaes Pietersz Berchem. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
