View of Dordrecht, with Cattle and a Milkmaid

Dordrecht seen from the landward side beneath a dramatically lit cloudy sky, with cows and a milkmaid prominently positioned in the foreground. All the key elements of Cuyp’s work come together here: cattle, light, sky and Dordrecht.

Aelbert Cuyp, View of Dordrecht, with Cattle and a Milkmaid (‘The Large Dort’), c. 1650, Canvas, 157.5 x 197 cm, London, The National Gallery