Nicolaes Berchem
A sleeping ewe with two sleeping lambs in the centre; from a series of eight plates showing sheep
About this artwork
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artist:Nicolaes Berchem (1621/2 - 1683) Netherlandish
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title:A sleeping ewe with two sleeping lambs in the centre; from a series of eight plates showing sheep
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date created:Unknown
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materials:Etching on paper
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measurements:Sheet: 10.20 x 11.10 cm
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accession number:P 5952
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Nicolaes Berchem
Nicolaes Berchem
Berchem was the most important and versatile of the so-called Dutch Italianates – painters who produced landscapes with a distinctly Italian flavour. Born in Haarlem, he studied under his father, the still-life painter Pieter Claesz. The surname ‘Berchem’ was adopted when he entered the studio of...
