Jan Weenix (1641 - 1719)

Jan Weenix (1641-1719): Dutch Baroque master renowned for richly detailed hunting still lifes, game paintings & landscapes. Admired for realism and vibrant color.

A monkey and a dog with a still life of dead game (hares, pheasant, goose, chickens and other poultry) and fruits (grapes, pears and melon) with an ornamental garden vase. At the vase two pigeons. In the background the country house Rijksdorp near Wassenaar, owned by Mr. Jacob Emmery baron van Wassenaar.