Landschap met drie herders

About this artwork

verzamelaarsmerk, verso, gestempeld: Lugt 240

Art Historical Context

**Landschap met drie herders (Landscape with Three Shepherds)** Created by Flemish artist Franciscus de Neve between 1660 and 1666, this etching captures a serene pastoral scene typical of 17th-century European landscape art. De Neve, active in Antwerp during the Baroque era, specialized in intricate prints that blended natural beauty with human figures, here featuring three shepherds amid rolling hills and foliage. At 191mm high by 260mm wide, its intimate scale invites close viewing, evoking the tranquility of rural life—a popular theme drawing from classical idylls and the Flemish traditi...

About the Artist

Franciscus de Neve · 1632–1704

Franciscus de Neve (II) (1632–after 1704) was a Flemish painter and engraver whose international career spanning Italy, Southern Germany, and Austria exemplifies the mobility and adaptability of Baroque artists in Catholic Europe. Born in Antwerp during the height of Flemish Baroque culture, de Neve built his reputation through religious altarpieces, mythological narratives, and landscape composit...