Landschap met stad op een heuvel en een herder
1602 - 1655
Medium
pen
Dimensions
358; 235
About this artwork
Inv.;…; bequeathed by François Gérard Waller (1867-1934), Amsterdam, with 37 other drawings, to the museum, 1935
Art Historical Context
Claes Moeyaert's *Landschap met stad een heuvel en eender* (Landscape with a City on a Hill and a Shepherd), during his active years from around 1602 to 1655, captures the serene beauty of the Dutch countryside in a delicate pen drawing. Measuring 235 × 358 mm, this intimate work depicts a distant city perched on a hill, watched over by a solitary shepherd amid rolling fields—a classic pastoral motif that evokes tranquility and the harmony between humanity and nature. Moeya, a prominent Dutch Golden Age artist known for his drawings, paintings, and etchings, skillfully employs pen lines to sug...