PYNACKER, Adam
(b. 1620/21, Schiedam, d. 1673, Amsterdam)

Landscape with a Goatherd

1650-53
Oil on panel, 39 x 61 cm
Art Museum, Saint Louis

This well-preserved painting is a good example of Pynacker's early landscapes in which the artist structures the composition with the help of geometric architecture, the broad planes and sharp edges of which are emphasized by strong contrasts of light and shadow.