The Cowherd

Art Institute of Chicago

The Cowherd

Claude Lorrain

Date
1636
Medium
Etching on ivory laid paper
Culture
France
Department
Prints and Drawings
Institution
Art Institute of Chicago

In this Claude's most beloved print, the scene suceedes in conveying the atmosphere of an afternoon by a river, with all the poetry and harmony of pastoral life.

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Object type
AAT300041273

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