Sunset near Dordrecht

Sunset near Dordrecht, a 1650 painting by Aelbert Cuyp, depicts a pastoral scene at sunset. The painting, housed at the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, measures 0.735 meters in width and 0.484 meters in height. The artwork shows a tranquil landscape with cows and sheep grazing peacefully in the foreground. In the middle ground, there are more animals and a glimpse of a village with windmills in the distance. The sky is dominated by a dramatic, colorful sunset with clouds filling most of the upper half of the canvas. The overall mood is serene and peaceful, characteristic of Dutch Golden Age landscape painting.