Piping Shepherds

Painting by Aelbert Cuyp

Piping Shepherds

Artist| Aelbert Cuyp
Year| 1643-1644
Medium| Oil on canvas
Dimensions| 90.8 cm × 119.4 cm (35.7 in × 47.0 in)
Location| Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Piping Shepherds is an oil-on-canvas painting created in 1643–44 by the Dutch artist Aelbert Cuyp. The work is in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, in New York.[1]

## Description

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The painting depicts two shepherds who are playing a tune on their instruments, enjoying a moment of leisure, with a third lying besides them. One of them, seated, plays the bagpipe, while the other, standing, plays the flute. Two cows look at the scene, from the right, while their abandoned flock wanders nearby. In the foreground, a dog seems to remind them of their duty. A landscape, with the sea and a city visible, is seen at the left.[2]

## References

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1. ^ "www.metmuseum.org". www.metmuseum.org. Retrieved 2018-08-09.
2. ^ "www.metmuseum.org". www.metmuseum.org. Retrieved 2018-08-09.

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Aelbert Cuyp

Paintings|

* Piping Shepherds (c. 1643-1644)
* Cows in a River (1650)
* The Maas at Dordrecht (c. 1650)
* Equestrian Portrait of Cornelis and Michiel Pompe van Meerdervoort with Their Tutor and Coachman (c. 1652-1653)
* The Valkhof at Nijmegen (c. 1652-1654)
* River Landscape with Riders (c. 1653-1657)

Related|

* Jacob Gerritsz. Cuyp (father and master)
* Benjamin Gerritsz Cuyp (cousin)
* Dutch Golden Age painting

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