Melchior d' Hondecoeter
A Gathering of Birds

Artwork Detail
Melchior de Hondecoeter had a successful career in both the Netherlands and England, and was known for the lively and accurate way he represented specific breeds so that the character of every fowl is accurately discriminated. He was influenced by Frans Snyders, the important Flemish animal and still-life painter, and used many of his compositional formulas. Works such as this served fanciers of wildfowl and wild animals, and these decorative paintings were often set beside flower and fruit pictures.
- Title
- A Gathering of Birds
- Artist/creator
- Production date
- circa 1660-1690
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 1013 x 1073 mm
- Credit line
- Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki
- Accession no
- U/113
- Copyright
- No known copyright restrictions
- Department
- International Art
- Display status
- Not on display
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