![Aelbert Cuyp - The Large Dort - [c.1650] by Gandalf's Gallery](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_vFxxMufKnLceYqZLTONomN2gooHSb3Ksx9wPewd6CWVkCoj9WQY3e2JBZdp8wRxrj2NhIIeQhNLI1FalpWtRbteI9wmxz3xBgUK71_8uFRPc6bEPZcLPN7LqedfeIeM8Y=s0-d)
The painting shows in the background the town of Dordrecht (Dort) from the south-east. The skyline is dominated by the Grote Kerk with the Vuilpoort, one of the town's water gates (demolished in 1864), beyond the windmill to the left. This landscape is a mature work, probably of the late 1650s, demonstrated by the exceptional quality of the monumental representation of the cows, three at rest, and one standing placidly observing the milkmaid at work.
[Oil on canvas, 157.5 x 197 cm]
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