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A Shepherd and a Shepherdess with Animals, by Nicolaes Pieterszoon Berchem, oil, 1660

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Overview

A Shepherd and a Shepherdess with Animals is a 1660 oil by Nicolaes Pieterszoon Berchem, a Dutch Golden Age work, held at Philadelphia Museum of Art.

Who painted this?
Nicolaes Pieterszoon Berchem
When & what style?
1660 · Dutch Golden Age
Where can I see it?
Philadelphia Museum of Art

About this work

This painting is called A Shepherd and a Shepherdess with Animals. It was made by Nicolaes Pieterszoon Berchem in 1660. The Philadelphia Museum of Art has this painting, and it's made with oil paint. I don't know what the painting looks like, but I know it exists. The artist made it a long time ago, and it's still around today. You can learn more about this type of art by looking at the work of Nicolaes Pieterszoon Berchem.

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Artist

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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