View of a Town with Figures, Goats, and Wagon before a Church (Q28126402)

description: <p>The Dutch painter Gerrit Berckheyde is known for his crisp depictions of architectural monuments and urban spaces. Unusual for the artist, this work displays careful attention to human figures and their activities in presenting an idealized vision of urban life. While one woman leans over a laundry basket, another beats a garment; a third pulls water out of a well. The central figure walks with a herd of goats, perhaps returning from the market; another carries a baby atop a wagon.</p>

keywords adult adult person alley alleyway architecture bathers bell tower building cattle cavalry clock tower cottage countryside daylight dirt road downtown engine group history home house house housing landscape machine mammal middle ages motor neighborhood no person old outdoor outdoors outside pack animal people person plaza public square public square road spire steeple street tourist attraction tower town town travel vehicle villa village a herd of cattle standing on top of a building