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A Rooster and Turkey Fighting

c. 1680

Melchior de Hondecoeter

(Dutch, 1636–1695)
Culture
Netherlands
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
Framed: 164.5 x 193 x 10 cm (64 3/4 x 76 x 3 15/16 in.); Unframed: 137.2 x 166.4 cm (54 x 65 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
John L. Severance Fund 1986.59
Public Domain
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Location
001A ArtLens Exhibition
Print

Description

One of the most fashionable artists of his time, Hondecoeter specialized in paintings of domestic and exotic birds, and other animals. Here the composition is enlivened by the swirl and excitement of the fighting rooster and turkey, set in a garden with classical architecture. A large picture like this must have been placed high over a fireplace in a rich Amsterdam house.

A Rooster and Turkey Fighting

c. 1680

Melchior de Hondecoeter

(Dutch, 1636–1695)
Netherlands

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