Erlegtes Wild, von zwei Hunden bewacht

Material / Technology / Carrier

Leinwand

Dimensions of the object

196 x 272 cm

Displayed

AP OG Saal VIII

Department

Flämische Malerei

Genre

Malerei

Inventory number

372

Acquisition

1799 aus der Galerie Zweibrücken

Stock

Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen - Alte Pinakothek München

Citation

Pieter Boel, Erlegtes Wild, von zwei Hunden bewacht, Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen - Alte Pinakothek München, URL: https://www.sammlung.pinakothek.de/en/artwork/wq4jXJqLWo (Last updated on 17.10.2023)

A stand of trees forms the background to an artistically arranged still life of a day’s kill which includes a swan whose wing has been fixed to a branch. The white feathering is opened out to great effect and the dead bird’s long neck traces an elegant curve. The composition picks up on paintings by Jan Fyt for whom Boel worked as an apprentice. The depiction of the animals, however—in this case, dogs—is still rather stiff. After settling in Paris in 1668, he honed his skills as an animal painter. His work had an enduring influence on French still life painting.