Landscape with Cattle Driver and Shepherd
Jacob van Strij
ca. 1780 - ca. 1785
Medium
oil on panel
Dimensions
83.5; 57
About this artwork
hoogte 57 cm x breedte 83,5 cm
Art Historical Context
**Landscape with Cattle Driver and Shepherd** by Jacob van Strij (ca. 1780–1785) captures the serene beauty of the Dutch countryside in a classic pastoral scene. Painted in oil on panel—a favored medium for its smooth surface and ability to render fine details and glowing light—this compact work measures 57 cm high by 83.5 cm wide. Housed in the Rijksmuseum, it exemplifies van Strij's skill as a late 18th-century Dutch artist who drew from the Golden Age landscape tradition of masters like Jacob van Ruisdael. Van Strij populates his expansive vista with everyday rural figures: a cattle driver...