A Peacock and Other Fowl in a Landscape

A Peacock and Other Fowl in a Landscape

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228160

PHILIP VAN KOUWENBERGH

1674-1721

Dutch School 

A Peacock and Other Fowl in a Landscape 

Oil on canvas 

95 x 116.5 cms

373/8 x 457/8 inches

 

Kouwenbergh was an interesting still-life painter who specialised in flower pictures together with animal and bird compositions.

His work is very reminiscent of the paintings of Melchior d’Hondecoeter and Elias van den Broeck.   Large birds of an exotic nature are often placed in a wide garden setting with architectural backgrounds.   He seems to combine the bird and flower context of his pictures very successfully, using stone doorways or ruined arches as an anchor for the picture.

 Examples of the artist’s work can be found at Stourhead and Dyrham Park.



Year

1674 - 1721

Medium

Oil on canvas

Country

Netherlands

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