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The Shepherd

Paulus PotterLinkedCulture matchlcp-e517e0d85ae7

Date: 1644
Medium: Etching on ivory laid paper
Culture: Holland
Department: Prints and Drawings
Institution: Art Institute of Chicago
Object ID: 22112

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Early in his career, Paulus Potter was strongly influenced by the etchings of Gerrit Claesz. Bleker (1625–1665), which featured pastoral scenes of rustic shepherds and domestic animals. Potter favored works of this nature himself, producing both prints and drawings. Here he examined the relationship between the shepherd and his sheep, showing the farmer calming his herd by playing a flute. The beasts, in return, remain near their caretaker, despite the vast countryside in which they can roam. The sheep sit contentedly in the shade while a farmer plows the land in the distance, allowing Potter to convey the intimate connection of man and animal to the land.

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Credit line: Bernard F. Rogers Collection

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17th-century Northern European animal studies
A collection of prints and prints-based works from the Dutch, Flemish, and Northern European traditions of the 17th century depicting domestic animals and rural pastoral scenes, primarily created through etching and engr
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