| Description | Cattle and resting herdsman in Italianate landscape with water in foreground, forest in middle ground and mountains in the distance. Van de Velde is thought to have made studies of figures and livestock from life which may have been used in this painting in the cattle that form the focus of the composition. The Italianate motifs are derived from other artists such as Claes Berchem, who influenced van de Velde in his treatment of figures, landscapes and, above all, animals. Italianate elements such as ruins and mountains are commonplace features in the artist’s pastoral landscapes. |
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