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Cattle and resting herdsman in an Italianate landscape with water in the foreground, forest in the middle ground and mountains in the distance. Van de Velde is thought to have made studies of figures and livestock from life which may have been used in this painting for the cattle that form the focus of the composition. The Italianate motifs are derived from other artists such as Claes Berchem, who influenced van de Velde in his treatment of figures, landscapes and, above all, animals. Italianate elements such as ruins and mountains are commonplace features in the artist’s pastoral landscapes.

University of Edinburgh

George Square

Title

Cattle and Herdsman

Medium

oil on panel

Measurements

H 30.5 x W 38 cm

Accession number

EU0743

Acquisition method

bequeathed as part of the Torrie Collection, 1836

Work type

Painting

University of Edinburgh

George Square, Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland

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Artist or maker

Adriaen van de Velde

1636–1672

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