Cows in a River
1650 painting by Aelbert Cuyp
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| Artist | Aelbert Cuyp |
| Year | 1650 |
| Medium | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 59 cm × 74 cm (23 in × 29 in) |
| Location | Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest |
Cows in a River is an oil-on-canvas painting of 1650 by the Dutch Golden Age artist Aelbert Cuyp. It is held at the Museum of Fine Arts, in Budapest.
Description
The painting depicts frequent subjects of Cuyp's, cows, and was painted prior to the artist's decamping for Rhineland. The canvas shows a group of five cows near the margin of a river, from which only one appears drinking. Several sailing boats are seen, at the right, in the distance. The cloudy sky shows also several birds in their flight.[1]
References
- ^ Ember, Ildikó. "Cows in a River". Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest. Archived from the original on 2019-10-09. Retrieved 2021-12-30.
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Aelbert Cuyp
- Piping Shepherds (c. 1643-1644)
- Cows in a River (1650)
- The Maas at Dordrecht (c. 1650)
- Equestrian Portrait of Cornelis and Michiel Pompe van Meerdervoort with Their Tutor and Coachman (c. 1652-1653)
- The Valkhof at Nijmegen (c. 1652-1654)
- River Landscape with Riders (c. 1653-1657)
- Jacob Gerritsz. Cuyp (father and master)
- Benjamin Gerritsz Cuyp (cousin)
- Dutch Golden Age painting
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