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Cow Relieving Itself, Nicolaes Berchem, 1635/1683
Nicolaes BerchemDutch, 1620–1683

Cow Relieving Itself

1635/1683 · Print

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Where is “Cow Relieving Itself” now? Collection: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago. Not on view at present. Checked September 29, 2026.

Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago, United States

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About the work

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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1920.2006

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PrintsEtchingBaroque17th centuryHolland

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