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Niccolo Boldrini

Landscape with a Milkmaid

c. 1525
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FROM THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART’S CATALOG

Milkmaids and shepherds such as those appearing in this print exemplified the idea of Arcadia, an idyllic realm of unspoiled nature inspired by Roman poet Virgil (70–19 BCE) and a popular concept in the Renaissance.

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