Sir Peter Paul Rubens (Siegen 1577 - Antwerp 1640)
Milkmaids with cattle in a landscape, 'The Farm at Laken' c.1617-18
RCIN 405333
This painting was in Rubens’s own collection. The church in the background resembles that of Our Lady at Laken (a village near Brussels). Painted during the Twelve Year Truce (1609-21), the scene celebrates the fertility of the land and the hope of continued peace.
