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, an older man, who is seated, plays the bagpipe, while the other, a child, 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)

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

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