1659
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Animalia: Three Goats is a 1659 by Nicolaes Pieterszoon Berchem, a Baroque work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This sketch shows three goats in a rocky, grassy landscape. The biggest goat stands tall with curved horns, while the others sit or crouch nearby. The artist used quick, loose lines to show fur, rocks, and plants. Notice how the goats look real but still simple—no extra details. This style was common in the 1600s when artists focused on nature scenes. Next, check out the Baroque movement to see how artists used drama and light in their work.
Nicolaes Pieterszoon Berchem (1 October 1620 – 18 February 1683) was a highly esteemed and prolific Dutch Golden Age painter of pastoral landscapes, populated with mythological or biblical figures, but also of a number of allegories and genre pieces.
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