Landscape with Resting Cavaliers and a Shepherd with his Flock
1728–93
Medium
Pen and black ink, brush and gray wash over a sketch in black chalk
Dimensions
3 13/16 x 5 1/2 in. (9.7 x 14 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harry G. Sperling Fund, 1975
Accession Number
1975.121.3
Tags
Art Historical Context
In the serene *Landscape with Resting Cavaliers and a Shepherd with Flock*, Dutch artist Nicolaas Aart (1728–1793) captures pastoral idyll from the 18th century Resting cavaliers tend to their horses while a shepherd guides his flock of sheep, accompanied by loyal dogs, against a sprawling landscape. This intimate drawing evokes the harmonious blend of human activity and nature typical of Dutch artistic traditions, where everyday rural scenes celebrated the tranquility of the countryside amid Europe's Age of Enlightenment. Executed in pen and black ink with brush and gray wash over a prelimin...