Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)
Can I see it?
Unknown
Where is “Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)” 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
De Boodt probably compiled his ‘three large albums’ as follows: one for plants, one for animals, and one for birds. The bird album was damaged, which may explain why all the drawings were rebound in the early 19th century. Only the branch, on which this great spotted woodpecker perches, was affected. The bird itself – identified by the red spot on its head as a male – was left unscathed.
Rijksmuseum
Details
- Accession number
- RP-T-BR-2017-1-5-11
What it shows
In the catalog
Sources
- Rijksmuseum
- Image: Rijksmuseum — public domain
