Artwork
Landscape with Cattle
Landscape with Cattle is an unspecified painting by the Dutch Golden Age artist Unknown. It dates from 1676 and is held in the collection of the Rijksmuseum.
About this work
Overview
This painting, titled Landscape with Cattle, depicts a serene rural scene. It is one of a pair of works, with the other being nearly identical.
Subject & Meaning
The scene features cows, sheep, and a goat resting in a grassy field, with a farmhouse under tall trees and a woman carrying two buckets on a yoke.
Technique & Style
The artist's attention to detail is evident in the varied patterns on the cows' coats and the woman's long shadow, suggesting a careful observation of the natural world.
History & Provenance
The painting is attributed to an unknown artist and is part of a pair, with its companion piece being SK-C-161.
Artist & collection
Domestic Scene
Giacomo and Cardinal Marco, investing Andrea, Abbot of San Zeno, with his Benefice
The Nymph of Fontainebleau
Portrait of a Woman
Madonna and Child with Saints in the Enclosed Garden
Venus and Minerva
Family Group of Four on Sofa
Wall painting from Room H of the Villa of P. Fannius Synistor at Boscoreale
