Cow Drinking

1680

Nicolaes Pietersz Berchem

Associated Names
Nicolaes Pietersz Berchem

Artist, Dutch, 1620 - 1683

The image features a frontal view of a rustic landscape. On the left, there are animals, including cows and goats, and an old stone structure covered with plants. The structure has engraved figures on top. In the background, there are figures, including a man with a staff and two seated figures interacting. The scene extends to show hills, trees, and clouds in the sky. The style includes detailed brushstrokes and etching, with fine lines for texture and shading. The color palette is monochrome, focusing on light and shadow for contrast and texture.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.1459

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hollstein, no. 1


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(sale, C.G. Boerner, Leipzig, May 7-9, 1928, lot 186); purchased by Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], Jenkintown, PA (Lugt 1760b); gift to NGA, 1943.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1988

  • Graphic Survey Show, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., June 1988.

Bibliography

1949

  • Hollstein, F.W.H. et al. German engravings, etchings and woodcuts ca. 1400-1700. 8 vols. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberger, 1954-1868. Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts, ca. 1450-1700. Vols. I-XV, XVIII, XIX. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberge

Wikidata ID

Q64960669

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