1638
The Cowherd
Gerrit Claesz BlekerDutch, active c. 1625 - 1656
In this etching, a shepherd pauses from herding his flock to play his flute. Such pastoral scenes were likely viewed by townsfolk as imaginative evocations of an idyllic, carefree rural life, an idealized notion that can be traced back to antiquity.
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