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Description: | Cattle, sheep, fowl, and a young herdsman wearing rugged clothes are seen in a flat, rainy landscape dwarfed by a towering dark blue sky. The wet surfaces, gloomy light, bare trees and the passive poses of figure and animals convey the hardship of rural life. The boy seems strangely withdrawn. The painting entered the collection as by Jan Both. However, this attribution is unlikely as Both specialised in picturesque Italianate landscapes bathed in a warm light. The emphasis on atmospheric effects and interest in dark light suggests the painting dates from the second half of the seventeenth century. | Subjects: | landscape; figure; animal | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: Dutch School Æ Previously attributed to Both, Jan (Dutch painter, ca. 1618-1652) | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=8476... | Go to resource |
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