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A Hen with Peacocks and a Turkey

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painter and engraver from the Northern Netherlands (1636-1695) · 1636–1695

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Date: c. 1680
Medium: canvas, oil paint (paint)
Institution: Rijksmuseum

Hondecoeter enlivened his bird paintings with little vignettes. Here the focus is on the hen taking care for her chicks, surrounded by large and intimidating birds.

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