Rest, a Landscape with Figures and Cattle, after Nicolaes Berchem
Medium
Etching on chine collé
Dimensions
Sheet: 19 5/16 × 12 13/16 in. (49 × 32.5 cm) Plate: 7 7/8 × 5 7/8 in. (20 × 15 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1912
Accession Number
12.191.19
Tags
Art Historical Context
**Rest, a Landscape with Figures and Cattle, afteres Berchem** invites visitors into the serene world of 17th-century pastoral life, reimagined through a masterful 19th-century print Originally inspired by Nicolaes Berchem a leading figure of the Dutch Golden Age, the scene captures figures—likely women—resting amid lush landscapes dotted with cattle, cows, and sheep. Berchem was renowned for his "Italianate" landscapes, idealized Italian scenery with lively Dutch figures and animals, evoking harmony between humanity and nature during a prosperous era of artistic innovation. This 1871 etching...