Still-Life of Dead Birds and Hunting Weapons by Willem van Aelst

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Still-Life of Dead Birds and Hunting Weapons

Painting NameStill-Life of Dead Birds and Hunting Weapons
Painter NameWillem van Aelst
Completion Date1660
Size865 x 68 cm
TechniqueOil
MaterialCanvas
Current LocationStaatliche Museen Berlin

The ostentatious display of killed animals after hunt had a representational and symbolic function. The motif of a dead animal hanging upside down – an actual hunting custom – had been taken over by 17th century Dutch painters from earlier artists such as Jacopo de’ Barbari and Lucas Cranach the Elder.

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