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The Cattle Ferry
The ferry crossing is a hive of activity. Our attention is grabbed by the urinating grey horse at right, its rider
giving orders with her outstretched arm. At centre a shepherd rearranges the load on his mule, while his dog barks loudly. By cleverly manipulating light, Berchem enhanced the accumulation of motifs that fill his compositions: even in the shadows, highlighted details spring to the eye…
Publisher
- Rijksmuseum
Subject
- http://iconclass.org/46C1112
- http://iconclass.org/25H213
- http://iconclass.org/47I221
- http://iconclass.org/47I2112
- http://iconclass.org/47I213
Type of item
- painting
- Art of painting
Publisher
- Rijksmuseum
Subject
- http://iconclass.org/46C1112
- http://iconclass.org/25H213
- http://iconclass.org/47I221
- http://iconclass.org/47I2112
- http://iconclass.org/47I213
Type of item
- painting
- Art of painting
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
- http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
Rights
- Public Domain
- Publiek Domein
Creation date
- 1655
- 1655
Place-Time
- third quarter 17th century
Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10934/RM0001.COLLECT.5991
- SK-A-31
Extent
- height 82.5 cm
- width 105.5 cm
Format
- canvas
- oil paint (paint)
- Canvas
Language
- nl
Is part of
- collection: paintings
- collectie: schilderijen
Year
- 1655
Providing country
- Netherlands
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2014-05-27T20:15:13.639Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2018-03-17T14:37:43.293Z