# Italian Landscape with Girl Milking a Goat

- By: Karel du Jardin (Amsterdam, 1626–1678)
- Date: 1652
- Medium: panel, oil paint (paint)
- Classification: painting
- Dimensions: height 37 cm x width 50 cm
- Credit line: Dupper Wzn. Bequest, Dordrecht
- Museum: [Rijksmuseum](https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/object/SK-A-192--2a9297d4fa76d8209198bbcbc4a4ebe0)
- Rights: [Public Domain Mark](http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)
- Picture: https://iiif.micr.io/BUKEU/full/!1920,1080/0/default.jpg
- Who can see it: Tweens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

These Italian peasants have risen early to milk the, cattle. A soft yellow mist still hangs in the valley. Du Jardin underscored their simple life by portraying the woman with bare feet. Clad in vibrant blue and red clothes, the two figures stand out brightly against the yellow-brown mountain landscape.