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Birds on a Balustrade
Melchior d’Hondecoeter (1636-1695), oil on canvas, c. 1680-1690
D’Hondecoeter was the preeminent specialist in the genre of bird painting, and his work was in great demand. He painted birds from all corners of the world with a refined feeling for detail, colour, and liveliness. Here he portrayed a chicken, a hoopoe, and a parrot. D’Hondecoeter made studies in oil, which he could repeatedly use in his workshop as an aidememoire while painting. The birds occur in identical poses in other pictures.
- Artwork typepainting
- Object numberSK-A-695
- Dimensionsdepth 10 cm, height 51 cm x width 163 cm
- Physical characteristicsolieverf op doek