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A Goatherd Watching his Animals
A Goatherd Watching his Animals is an unspecified painting by the Dutch Golden Age artist Johann Melchior Roos. It dates from 1683 and is held in the collection of the Rijksmuseum. Liggende bok en geiten, rechts een herder met zijn hond.
About this work
The artist painted this in 1683, but no one knows who they were—just that they worked in the Netherlands.
You see a man in a red coat leaning on a stick, watching goats and sheep graze on a hillside.
The artist painted this in 1683, but no one knows who they were—just that they worked in the Netherlands. The scene feels quiet, like a real moment caught in time, not a grand story. The dog at the herder’s feet is barely more than a few brushstrokes, but you can tell it’s alert.
If you like this kind of everyday scene, spend time with the Rijksmuseum’s collection.
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