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Description

Hondecoeter enlivened his bird paintings with little vignettes. Here the focus is on the hen protecting her chicks from the large and intimidating peacocks.

Een hen met kuikens bedreigd door twee pauwen, bekend als ‘De bedreigde hen’

1681

Accession Number

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Medium

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Dimensions

depth 4 cm

Classification

Painting

Museum

Rijksmuseum

Amsterdam, Netherlands

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