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Young Herdsmen with Cows

ca. 1655–60
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 615

Sun-streaked clouds scudding across the sky dominate this placid landscape, a classic example of the luminous style that made Cuyp a beloved artist among eighteenth- and nineteenth-century collectors. Based on studies made in nature, the painting is nonetheless a studio confection. Resting livestock and agrarian laborers appear as timeless parts of the landscape in a reassuring vision for the landowning collectors able to display such a monumental scene.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Young Herdsmen with Cows
  • Artist: Aelbert Cuyp (Dutch, Dordrecht 1620–1691 Dordrecht)
  • Date: ca. 1655–60
  • Medium: Oil on canvas
  • Dimensions: 44 1/8 x 52 1/8 in. (112.1 x 132.4 cm)
  • Classification: Paintings
  • Credit Line: Bequest of Benjamin Altman, 1913
  • Object Number: 14.40.616
  • Curatorial Department: European Paintings

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Study of Two Cows, Aelbert Cuyp Dutch, Black chalk and black and gray wash (remains of framingline in red chalk)
Study of Two Cows
Aelbert Cuyp
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Landscape, Aelbert Cuyp Dutch, Black chalk, gray and green wash
Landscape
Aelbert Cuyp
17th century
Landscape with Trees, Aelbert Cuyp Dutch, Watercolor over black chalk
Landscape with Trees
Aelbert Cuyp
1635–91
View of the Groote Kerk in Dordrecht from the River Maas, Aelbert Cuyp Dutch, Black chalk and moistened black chalk, gray wash (mainly in the clouds, water and sails), greenish yellow and grayish green wash (in the trees and under the houses at the left), and touches of brown chalk (in and under the houses at the left and on the large sailboat).
View of the Groote Kerk in Dordrecht from the River Maas
Aelbert Cuyp
ca. 1647–48
River Landscape with Sailboats, Aelbert Cuyp Dutch, Black chalk and gray, yellow, and grayish green wash; traces of a colorless varnishlike substance (probably gum arabic) on the grayish green wash toward the right; brown framing lines at the top and bottom and dark brown framing lines at the sides.
River Landscape with Sailboats
Aelbert Cuyp
ca. 1640–42

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