Landscape with a Cow-Herd Asleep on a Grassy Bank
ca. 1650
Classification
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Accession Number
1957-41-46
About this artwork
Research in Progress
Art Historical Context
Antoni Waterloo (1618–1677), a Dutch artist of the Golden Age, crafted this serene landscape print around 1650, capturing the tranquil essence of rural life. Titled *Landscape with a Cow-H Asleep on a Gr Bank*, the work depicts a herdsman dozing peacefully by grazing cattle amid rolling fields and distant trees—a classic motif in 17th-century Dutch art celebrated nature's quiet beauty and the harmony of pastoral existence. As a print, likely an etching given Waterloo's mastery of the medium, this piece reflects the era's innovative printmaking techniques, which allowed artists to disseminate ...