Piping Shepherds

Piping Shepherds is an oil-on-canvas painting created in 1643–44 by the Dutch artist Aelbert Cuyp. It depicts two shepherds who are playing a tune on their instruments, enjoying in a moment of leisure, with a third lying besides them. Two cows look at the scene, from the right, while their abandoned flock wanders nearby. In the foreground, a dog seems to remind them of their duty. A landscape, with the sea visible, is seen at the left. The work is in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, in New York.[1]

Piping Shepherds
ArtistAelbert Cuyp
Year1643-1644
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions90.8 cm × 119.4 cm (35.7 in × 47.0 in)
LocationMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York

References

  1. "www.metmuseum.org". www.metmuseum.org. Retrieved 2018-08-09.
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