Dead Birds, Melchior D"hondecoeter, C. 1660 - C. 1665 — Melchior De Hondecoeter

Dead Birds, Melchior d"Hondecoeter, c. 1660 - c. 1665


Melchior De Hondecoeter

Melchior de Hondecoeter was a master of Dutch still life painting, renowned for his vibrant depictions of birds and flowers in banquet settings like 'The Feast of Bacchus' – discover the lively beauty of his 17th-century world.

A partridge and, from top to bottom, are a gold finch, two house sparrows and a keep (Fringilla montifringilla) tied to a branch against a stone plinth on which stands a fallen console of an ancient ruin.