Melkmeid met emmers in een landschap 1654

"Melkmeid met emmers in een landschap" (Milkmaid with buckets in a landscape) is a watercolor painting by Dutch artist Gesina ter Borch, created in 1654. The painting depicts a young woman carrying two buckets on a yoke across her shoulders, walking through a rural landscape towards a distant town. The scene is framed by an octagonal border and includes a fence, a small pond, and a tree. The work is a typical example of Dutch genre painting, which often focused on scenes from everyday life. This charming painting can be viewed in the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.