The Milkmaid

Lucas van Leyden

Cleveland Museum of Art

The Milkmaid by Lucas van Leyden depicts a scene with a man on the left side wearing a hat, a long-sleeved shirt, and knee-high boots with no socks. He holds a stick in his right hand and a rope in his left hand attached to a cow. A woman on the right side wears an apron over a dress and a headscarf. She stands barefoot. In the center, a cow faces left, with another cow behind it and to the right. A bucket sits on the ground near the woman. In the background, there are trees and a fence. The ground is uneven and has rocks scattered on it. The image is in black and white.