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Still Life with Fowl
Two dead roosters, a water rail, and a kingfisher hang from cords upside down above a marble slab. Are the flies on them painted, or real? Willem van Aelst not only imitated what he saw, but also transformed it into an elegant composition. The subtle grey, violet, and blue hues make this a special painting, which was already a sought-after collector's item in its own time.
Publisher
- Rijksmuseum
Type of item
- painting
- Art of painting
Medium
- Purchased with the support of the Vereniging Rembrandt
Publisher
- Rijksmuseum
Type of item
- painting
- Art of painting
Medium
- Purchased with the support of the Vereniging Rembrandt
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
- http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
Rights
- Public Domain
- Publiek Domein
Creation date
- 1658
- 1658
Place-Time
- third quarter 17th century
Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10934/RM0001.COLLECT.5752
- SK-A-1669
Extent
- height 95 cm
- width 78.5 cm
Format
- canvas
- oil paint (paint)
- Canvas
Language
- nl
Is part of
- collection: paintings
- collectie: schilderijen
Year
- 1658
Providing country
- Netherlands
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2014-05-27T20:13:47.856Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2018-03-17T14:37:24.925Z