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The Cattle Ferry

Esaias van de Velde1622

Rijksmuseum

Rijksmuseum
Amsterdam, Netherlands

This painting is a milestone, for never before had a Dutch painter depicted his native flat, watery landscape
in such a monumental format. Dusk is falling, and the light is beginning to fade. The glistening river winds its way into the distance, drawing the viewer along, too, past countless little figures.

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  • Title: The Cattle Ferry
  • Creator: Velde, Esaias van de
  • Date Created: 1622
  • Physical Dimensions: paneel
  • Subject Keywords: landschap, veerpont
  • Rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
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