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De slapende herder
Creator
RembrandtDutch painter and printmaker (1606–1669) · 1606–1669
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- c. 1644
- Medium
- paper
- Institution
- Rijksmuseum
This has every appearance of being an innocent scene of a sleeping old man, but that is a sham. The herder and herdswoman are busy with other matters than tending the cows. The couple keeps a close watch on the old man, albeit his presence only adds to the thrill of the game.
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