Still Life of Dead Birds, c. 1660, Jan Vonck, Dutch, 1630–1660, 14 1/2 x 18 1/2 in. ( x cm) (panel)21 1/2 x 25 1/2 x 1 3/4 in. ( x x cm) (outer frame), Oil on panel, Netherlands, 17th century, There were not many hunters in the northern Netherlands when Jan Vonck was painting in the 1600s. Yet he focused almost exclusively on hunting trophy pictures like this one. The birds rest on a rustic table, the hard wood supporting their soft, feathered bodies. Vonck painted the birds with such care and detail that they can be identified

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