Seven Chicks

This oil sketch of chicks affords unique insight into the working method of Melchior d'Hondecoeter, the best-known bird painter of the 17th century. He used such studies as the basis for his monumental park landscapes, which feature diverse species of birds. Depicted in this sketch are seven chicks in various poses. They were frequently reused in a ‘copy & paste’ fashion in his paintings.

Sobre el cuadro

Ficha

En la misma sala · Room 2.24 · Painting, Rijksmuseum

Sí, recibe visitas

Lo que muestra

En el catálogo

Idas y venidas

Fuentes

A Pelican and other Birds near a Pool, Known as ‘The Floating Feather’

A Hen with Peacocks and a Turkey

Aigles attaquant des poules

Hunter’s Bag on a Terrace

A Hunter’s Bag near a Tree Stump with a Magpie, Known as ‘The Contemplative Magpie’

De menagerie

Hønsegården ved et herresæde

Birds in a Park by the Pool with a Fountain (Poultry Yard)

Still Life with Asparagus, 1697

Vanitas stilleven, c. 1675

Drie perziken op een stenen plint, 1705

A Sprig of Gooseberries on a Stone Plinth, 1699

Four Apricots on a Stone Plinth, 1698

Schelpen op een stenen plint, 1698

A Bowl of Strawberries on a Stone Plinth, 1696

A Seated Monkey, before 1685