The Piping Shepherd
Nicolaes Berchem · 1652 · Cleveland Museum of Art
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In this bucolic scene, a shepherd plays a tenor flute in hopes that his melody will seduce a shy shepherdess.
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Details
- Maker
- Nicolaes Berchem (Dutch, 1620–1683)
- Date
- 1652
- Medium
- etching
- Place of origin
- Netherlands
- Held by
- Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland · Not on view
- Credit line
- Gift of Ralph King
Image: Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0
