A man, woman and boy rest in a rural setting, accompanied by sheep. A jug and some edibles lie on the ground. The woman eats from a bowl. Below is a four-line French caption.
| Artist |
Cornelis II Bloemaert
RKD
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Abraham Bloemaert
RKD
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Pierre II Mariette
RKD
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| Title | Shepherds |
| Date | ca. 1650 - 1716 |
| Period |
17th century
18th century |
| Location | Paris TGN |
| Medium and support | burin engraving AAT |
| Signatures, inscriptions, and markings | printed inscription in the representation, bottom left: Cum Privilegio Regis Christianissimum Mariette excud. |
| printed inscription in the depiction, bottom centre: A Bloemaert invent. C Bloemaert fecit. | |
| printed inscription: Ses bergers a ce que tu voys/ Goustant ceste jnocente vye (....) Sont plus heureux qu'oy qu'on en dye/ Que les Empereurs ny les Roys. | |
| printed inscription bottom right, outside the depiction: 1 | |
| Collection | print room |
| Object type | burin engraving AAT |
| Inventory number | 2014-KL-1 |
| Acquisition credit |
unknown
2014 |
| Current whereabouts | Work currently not on display |
| Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/2014-KL-1 |
| IIIF Manifest | https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/11553/manifest.json |
| Art & Architecture Thesaurus |
300189808
figures (representations)
AAT
300263554 animal paintings AAT 300015636 landscapes AAT |
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| Keywords Iconclass |
31A231
standing figure
Iconclass
31A235 sitting figure Iconclass 31A71 male sex; man Iconclass 31A72 female sex; woman Iconclass 31AA235 sitting figure - AA - female human figure Iconclass 31D12 youth, young man, adolescent Iconclass 31D13 adolescent, young woman, maiden Iconclass 35 pastorals, Arcadian scenes Iconclass 41A773 container of ceramics: jar, jug, pot, vase Iconclass 47I213 sheep Iconclass 47I2131 ram Iconclass 47I221 herding, herdsman, herdswoman, shepherd, shepherdess, cowherd, etc. Iconclass 48(+431) art (+ copy, copying ~ work of art) Iconclass |
| School / Style | Baroque AAT |
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