The Milkmaid
1643
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
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Gerrit Claesz Bleker
Gerrit Claesz Bleker (1592, in Haarlem – February 8, 1656, in Haarlem), was a Dutch Golden Age painter.
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From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
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The Milkmaid is a 1643 by Gerrit Claesz Bleker, a Baroque work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This black-and-white sketch shows a group of people sitting under a tree, surrounded by a cow and some farm tools. One person is milking the cow while another holds a child, and others sit nearby with buckets and a basket. The scene looks busy but calm, with lots of small details like clothing folds and the cow’s horns. The artist used sharp lines to show textures, like the rough bark of the tree or the cow’s fur. The people’s faces are simple but expressive, and the whole scene feels like a snapshot of daily life. Next, check out Baroque to see how this style often showed movement and emotion in everyday scenes.
Gerrit Claesz Bleker (1592, in Haarlem – February 8, 1656, in Haarlem), was a Dutch Golden Age painter.
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