# The Three Droves

- By: Nicolaes Pietersz Berchem (Haarlem, 1620–1683)
- Date: 1656
- Medium: panel, oil paint (paint)
- Classification: painting
- Dimensions: height 44 cm x width 66.5 cm
- Museum: [Rijksmuseum](https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/object/SK-A-29--5dde92417f27e8c34f617c1ddb1f5f71)
- Rights: [Public Domain Mark](http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)
- Picture: https://iiif.micr.io/rmdGK/full/!1920,1080/0/default.jpg
- Who can see it: Little Ones profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

The late afternoon sunlight casts long shadows on the ground. Herders head home with their cattle; a shepherd boy drives his flock before him with a stick. Berchem was fond of motifs that enliven his pastoral landscapes – motifs that tell a story. Like no other artist, he defined the Dutch image of Italian country life.