Barbara DietzschGerman, 1706–1783Common Kingfisher
Can I see it?
Unknown
Where is “Common Kingfisher” 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
Born and active in Nuremberg, Germany, Barbara Dietzsch became widely known in her lifetime for botanical drawings. Rarer are her depictions of birds, two of which are displayed in this gallery. Set against a wintry background, the kingfisher demonstrates her exceptional handling of opaque watercolour. With density and precision, Dietzsch conveys the bristly texture of the feathers in an almost tangible way.
Rijksmuseum
Details
- Accession number
- RP-T-1918-473
What it shows
In the catalog
Sources
- Rijksmuseum
- Image: Rijksmuseum — public domain
