Sheep Near the Ruins of an Arch
1665
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
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Johann Heinrich Roos
Johann Heinrich Roos (1631–1685) was an artist, born in Otterberg.
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From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Sheep Near the Ruins of an Arch is a 1665 by Johann Heinrich Roos, a Baroque work, depicting Sheep, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
You see a crumbling stone arch with sheep grazing beside it, their wool thick and white against the dark ruins. Roos painted animals more than people—his sheep feel alive, not just props. The ruins might be real places he sketched in Germany, left to slowly fall apart. Look up other animal scenes by Johann Heinrich Roos (German, 1631–1685) to see how he made fur and stone feel soft and heavy at the same time.
Johann Heinrich Roos (1631–1685) was an artist, born in Otterberg.
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