Rijksmuseum

Twee studies van een dood vogeltje

Date

1575 - 1625

Medium

paper, ink

Institution

Rijksmuseum

At the close of the 16th century, artists became increasingly interested in nature. Jacob de Gheyn’s circle of friends included several scientists. His expertise and excellent observational skills enabled him to portray plants and animals with meticulous accuracy. Remarkably, he depicted this dead songbird, which seems to have only just crawled out of its egg, in two different ways, as a scientific researcher would have done.

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