A Cow in a Shed

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A Cow in a Shed

Creator

Rembrandt

Dutch painter and printmaker (1606–1669) · 1606–1669

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Date
c. 1640
Medium
deck paint, prepared paper, ink
Culture
Amsterdam
Institution
Rijksmuseum
Object ID
RP-T-1930-59

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This cow eating hay is effectively framed by the wall and roof of the shed and the wheelbarrow in the foreground. A 1656 inventory of Rembrandt’s possessions specifically mentions that he drew animals from life. Is this also the case for this stylized composition? The presence of the peasant at left, who looks straight out at the draughtsman, in fact suggests this.

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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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