AELST, Willem van (b. ca. 1626, Delft, d. 1683, Delft) Still-Life of Dead Birds and Hunting Weapons 1660 Oil on canvas, 86,5 x 68 cm Staatliche Museen, Berlin The ostentatious display of killed animals after hunt had a representational and symbolic function. The motif of a dead animal hanging upside down - an actual hunting custom - had been taken over by 17th century Dutch painters from earlier artists such as Jacopo de' Barbari and Lucas Cranach the Elder. --- Keywords: -------------- Author: AELST, Willem van Title: Still-Life of Dead Birds and Hunting Weapons Tim
AELST, Willem van (b. ca. 1626, Delft, d. 1683, Delft) Still-Life of Dead Birds and Hunting Weapons 1660 Oil on canvas, 86,5 x 68 cm Staatliche Museen, Berlin The ostentatious display of killed animals after hunt had a representational and symbolic function. The motif of a dead animal hanging upside down - an actual hunting custom - had been taken over by 17th century Dutch painters from earlier artists such as Jacopo de' Barbari and Lucas Cranach the Elder. --- Keywords: -------------- Author: AELST, Willem van Title: Still-Life of Dead Birds and Hunting Weapons Time-line: 1651-1700 School: Dutch Form: painting Type: still-life
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