Cow Relieving Itself
Nicolaes Berchem · 1635/1683 · Art Institute of Chicago
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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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Details
- Maker
- Nicolaes Berchem, Dutch, 1620-1683
- Date
- 1635/1683
- Medium
- Etching on ivory laid paper
- Dimensions
- Plate: 20.8 × 26.3 cm (8 1/4 × 10 3/8 in.)
- Place of origin
- Holland
- Held by
- Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago · Not on view
- Credit line
- The Wallace L. DeWolf and Joseph Brooks Fair Collections
Image: Art Institute of Chicago, CC0
