Landschap met twee koeien en op de achtergrond een boerderij 1829 - 1879

Ildephonse Stocquart created this landscape with two cows and a farm in the background using etching. The two cows stand prominently, embodying ancient associations with fertility, nourishment, and maternal strength, evoking the divine cow figures like Hathor of ancient Egypt. Cows through history carry a profound symbolic weight, representing not only life-giving sustenance, but also the primal connection between humanity and nature. Consider how the motif of the nurturing animal, deeply rooted in early agrarian societies, resurfaces across cultures from the Minoan bull-leaping rituals to the veneration of cattle in Hinduism. This connection to our pastoral past stirs within us, manifesting as a serene, almost nostalgic, sense of belonging.