Old Shepherd Leaning on his Staff

Public Domain

Artist(s) / maker(s)

Nicolaes Pietersz. Berchem (after)
,
Johannes Visscher (etchers)

Date

ca. 1643 - 1692

Period

17 century

Collection

Museum of Fine Arts Ghent
In this view of a hilly landscape with a small lake in the foreground, an old shepherd stands with his dog and cattle. He leans with his back against an overgrown wall, his staff in hand.

More about this work

Features
Artist(s) / maker(s) Nicolaes Pietersz. Berchem VIAF RKD Wikidata, Johannes Visscher
Types etching , engravings , reproductive prints AAT
Category prints (visual works)
Material paper
Dimensions 270 x 361 mm
Location Work currently not on display
Object number 2015-KF
Description
Subjects landscapes , figures (representations) , animal paintings
Tags male sex; man Iconclass, old man Iconclass, standing figure Iconclass, leaning figure Iconclass, herding, herdsman, herdswoman, shepherd, shepherdess, cowherd, etc. Iconclass, walking-stick, staff, cane Iconclass, dog Iconclass, cow Iconclass, landscapes with waters, waterscapes, seascapes (in the temperate zone) Iconclass, water (one of the four elements) Iconclass, pond, pool Iconclass, mud flat Iconclass, trees Iconclass, shrubs Iconclass, reflection (light in general) Iconclass, clothes, costume Iconclass, light Iconclass, shadow Iconclass
Linked open data
Data PURL https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/2015-KF
IIIF manifest https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/9088/manifest.json
LIDO XML https://datahub.vlaamsekunstcollectie.be/oai?verb=GetRecord&metadataPrefix=oai_lido&identifier=oai:datahub.vlaamsekunstcollectie.be:mskgent.be:2015-KF
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