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The Piping Shepherd

1652

Nicolaes Berchem

(Dutch, 1620–1683)
Culture
Netherlands
Medium
etching
Credit Line
Gift of Ralph King 1925.71
Catalogue raisonné
Bartsch V..259.8 (1) Hollstein 8 (I.256); Dutuit 8
State
I/II
Public Domain
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Description

In this bucolic scene, a shepherd plays a tenor flute in hopes that his melody will seduce a shy shepherdess.
A vertically oriented print in black ink depicts a pastoral scene within a stone ruin. Centered on a ledge, a man in a wide-brimmed hat plays a flute. To his right, a woman stands with a spindle. In the foreground, a large horned bull and several sheep rest near a standing dog at the far right. Fine hatching defines shadows throughout, while the signature "Berchem f. 1652" is inscribed in the lower right.

The Piping Shepherd

1652

Nicolaes Berchem

(Dutch, 1620–1683)
Netherlands

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