Hunting and Fruit Still Life next to a Garden Vase, with a Monkey, Dog and two Doves, in the distance Rijksdorp near Wassenaar, Seat of Jacob Emmery, Baron of Wassenaar, Jan Weenix, 1714
1714
172.0 x 160.0 cm
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.
About this artwork
- Title: Hunting and Fruit Still Life next to a Garden Vase, with a Monkey, Dog and two Doves, in the distance Rijksdorp near Wassenaar, Seat of Jacob Emmery, Baron of Wassenaar, Jan Weenix, 1714
- Artist: Jan Weenix
- Year: 1714
- Original dimensions: 172.0 x 160.0 cm
- Format: Square
- Copyright status: Public domain
- Color hue: Yellow-Green Range
- Color intensity: Monochromatic