Still Life with Dead Game
Artistcircle of
Frans Snyders
(Flemish, 1579-1657, active in Antwerp)
Dateafter 1635
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions66 3/8 x 103 in. (168.6 x 261.6 cm)
ClassificationsPaintings
Credit LineBequest of John Ringling, 1936
Object numberSN234
Snyders painted monumental still lifes. One theme of this painting, which depicts the kitchen or larder of a fine house, is abundance resulting from productivity and prosperity. The assemblage of game overflows onto the floor. Heaped on the table are a swan, a peacock, a wild boar, a deer, two rabbits, and other smaller game birds. Finches strung together on a rush thong have fallen to the floor. Fruits, vegetables, and a lobster add notes of bright color to the more monochrome pelts and plumage.
On View
On viewLocation
- Museum of Art, Gallery 13, Wall East
