Landscape with a Milkmaid
Cleveland Museum of Art

Landscape with a Milkmaid

Niccolo Boldrini (Italian, c. 1500–after 1566) · c. 1525

woodcut
CC0 — Public Domain
Cleveland Museum of Art

Milkmaids and shepherds such as those appearing in this print exemplified the idea of Arcadia, an idyllic realm of unspoiled nature inspired by Roman poet Virgil (70–19 BCE) and a popular concept in the Renaissance.

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