Art Institute of Chicago
Cow Relieving Itself
Nicolaes Berchem
- Date
- 1635/1683
- Medium
- Etching on ivory laid paper
- Culture
- Holland
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Institution
- Art Institute of Chicago
Son of the well-known still-life painter Pieter Claesz., Berchem probably went to Italy about 1653/55. He became famous as an Italianate artist specializing in arcadian landscapes. He made about sixty prints, which are notable for the rendering of sunlight.
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- Object type
- AAT300041273
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