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Albert Cuyp--Herd of Sheep at Pasture, 1650, Städelsches Kunstinstitut

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"Aelbert Cuyp, one of the foremost Dutch land­scape painters of the seventeenth century, was born in Dordrecht in October of 1620. His father, Jacob Gerritsz Cuyp (1594–1652), was a successful por­trait painter in the city, and from him Aelbert received his earliest training, assisting his father by painting landscape backgrounds for por­trait commissions. It is uncertain whether Cuyp had also apprenticed with a landscape painter, but he soon abandoned his father’s style and subject matter and turned almost exclusively to landscapes and river­scapes, painting only an occasional portrait in his mature period. Arnold Houbraken, a native of Dordrecht, noted that Cuyp was a man of “irreproachable character” (onbesproken leven), and the surviving documents concern his active involvement in the Dutch Reformed Church and the city affairs of Dordrecht, rather than his activities as a painter. His marriage to Cornelia Boschman (1617–1689), the wealthy widow of Johan van den Corput (1609–1650), a representa­tive to the admiralty at Middelburg and a member of an important Dordrecht family, took place on July 30, 1658. After his marriage, Cuyp appears to have painted less frequently, probably owing to a combi­nation of his increased church activity and the ab­sence of financial pressures. He was buried in the Augustinian Church at Dordrecht on November 15, 1691."

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Bommom

Wooo, kale. That really is industrial strength. Keep chewing.

Bommom

Right you are, Bill--Joseph Farquharson. Oh, how easy it is to forget. Two brains are better than one. Thanks! :-)

Bill_I_Am

He was a Scot, that's all I can remember.

Bommom

Could be. Who's the artist that built his own sheep as props so he could paint outside in the winter in his little hut? It'll come to me in the middle of the night. (Or else I'll break down and google it.)

Bill_I_Am

Oh, of course. I had forgotten about rumination. But the one in front doesn't seem to be chewing. Maybe he's just a prop? Thanks, Gayle.

Bommom

HA! HA! Herd of Sheep at Pasture, 1650, in action. :-)

Bommom

Short answer, they are chewing their cud.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQM0aFPeIvs

They have four-chambered stomachs. "Cows and sheep chew their cud because they are classified as ruminants, which means that they cannot properly digest food the first time. They must regurgitate the food and chew it again several times until it is broken down enough to go through the rest of the digestive system. During the process of rumination, various micro-organisms from the cow or sheep's gut are also regurgitated, and this helps break down the plant matter further."

https://www.reference.com/pets-animals/cows-sheep-chew-cud-ecfb8df127780590#

Bill_I_Am

That's a very laid back herd of sheep. Is it nap time, is that why they're not grazing? Or maybe they're admiring that huge Dutch sky. Just having fun with you, Gayle and Leanne. Thanks!

patlander

As soon as I saw the thumbnail of this painting I thought it has to be a Dutch painter. They seem very fond of having the sky take up two-thirds of the painting. That's fine by me, I like paintings with lots of sky in them. Thanks, Gayle.

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