1662
oil
canvas
From the collection of National Gallery of Ireland
A Landscape with a Ford is a 1662 oil by Nicolaes Pieterszoon Berchem, a Dutch Golden Age work, held at National Gallery of Ireland.
This painting shows a landscape with a river and trees. There are people and animals in the scene. The people are dressed in old-fashioned clothing, and the animals include cows, goats, and sheep. In the foreground, there's a group of people and animals gathered near the river. The people seem to be crossing the river or resting by it. The animals are roaming freely, and some are drinking from the river. The background of the painting shows hills and more trees, with a blue sky above. This painting reminds me of the work of Nicolaes Pieterszoon Berchem.
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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