Nicolaes Berchem, the Elder
Dutch, 1621/22-1683
Landscape with Waterfalls and Bridges, Peasants in the Foreground
INV-9768
Nicolaes Berchem, the Elder
Dutch, 1621/22-1683c. 1670
Landscape with Waterfalls and Bridges, Peasants in the Foreground
Nicolaes Berchem, the Elder Dutch, 1621/22-1683 →chalkdrawings (visual works)
Date
c. 1670
Medium
Black chalk, with brush and black wash, on cream laid paper
Dimensions
25.3 × 30.7 cm (10 × 12 1/8 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Worcester Sketch Fund
Nicolaes Bechem went to Italy in 1642 and remained there for three years; he may have returned in the 1650s. Most of his painted works are Italianate landscapes peopled with travelers and animals. Like Jan Both, Berchem was influenced by the work of Claude Lorrain.
Also notable
Works in the same vein
Pastoral Scene with a Shepherdess Milking a Goat
Nicolaes Pietersz. Berchem (Dutch, 1621/22-1683)
Woman Milking an Ewe
Cornelis van Noorde (Dutch, 1731-1795) after Nicolaes Berchem the Elder (Dutch, 1621/22-1683)
Peasants and Cattle Crossing Ford
After Nicolaes Berchem the Elder (Dutch, 1621/22-1683) or Johann Heinrich Roos (German, 1631-16850
