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Nicolaes Berchem

Cow Relieving Itself

1635/1683
Etching on ivory laid paper
20.8 × 26.3 cm (8.2 × 10.4 in)

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FROM THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO’S CATALOG

Son of the well-known still-life painter Pieter Claesz., Berchem probably went to Italy about 1653/55. He became famous as an Italianate artist specializing in arcadian landscapes. He made about sixty prints, which are notable for the rendering of sunlight.

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