Landscape with Farm Animals at a Brook by Friedrich Wilhelm Hirt

Landscape with Farm Animals at a Brook 1768

oil, canvas

tree

abstract painting

baroque

animal

impressionist painting style

oil

landscape

impressionist landscape

possibly oil pastel

oil painting

canvas

fluid art

child

mountain

15_18th-century

painting painterly

watercolour illustration

surrealist

watercolor

building

"Landscape with Farm Animals at a Brook" is a 1768 oil painting by Friedrich Wilhelm Hirt, now held at the Städel Museum. The artwork depicts a pastoral scene with a variety of animals including cows, sheep, goats, and a dog, grazing peacefully near a stream. The background features a picturesque landscape with a distant town, a towering hill, and a partially ruined castle. The composition's focus on rustic life and natural beauty reflects the popularity of landscape painting in the 18th century.