Melchior d'Hondecoeter

A rooster defending a hen against a falcon



Melchior d'Hondecoeter - A rooster defending a hen against a falcon



Melchior d'Hondecoeter
A rooster defending a hen against a falcon
c. 1680-90
99.4 x 117.8 cm
Oil on canvas
Städelsches Kunstinstitut, Frankfurt-am-Main


Literature

Mirjam Neumeister, Holländische Gemälde im Städel 1550-1800, Petersberg, 2010, pp. 214-221


External links

Städelsches Kunstinstitut Accession number 1042

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Melchior d'Hondecoeter Peacocks and Ducks
Peacocks and Ducks

Melchior d Birds by a balustrade with Amsterdam Town Hall in the background
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1670

Melchior d'Hondecoeter Peacocks
Peacocks
1683

Melchior d'Hondecoeter Dead birds and hunting gear
Dead birds and hunting gear
1660-95

Melchior d'Hondecoeter The bird concert
The bird concert
c. 1675-80