- Artist
- Aelbert Cuyp
- Year
- ca. 1655–60
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 112.1 × 132.4 cm
Public Domain
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Cattle stand and lie at the edge of a river while young herdsmen rest in the golden light of late afternoon. Aelbert Cuyp’s pastoral scenes bathe the Dutch countryside in a warmth that suggests an Italianate sun.