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Album Sheet with an Ostrich
Can I see it?
Unknown
Where is “Album Sheet with an Ostrich” now? Collection: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Unknown.
Rijksmuseum
Amsterdam, Netherlands
The owner is known; whether it is on view today is not.
- Source
- The museum
About the work
In the 16th century, artists – who had never before seen a live ostrich – sometimes made the mistake of depicting the creature flying in the sky. This artist drew the flightless bird correctly, its feet firmly planted on the ground. Details such as the bird’s finely painted downy feathers and bare goose flesh on its legs are particularly faithfully rendered.
Rijksmuseum
Details
- Accession number
- RP-T-1952-370
What it shows
In the catalog
Sources
- Rijksmuseum
- Image: Rijksmuseum — public domain
